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Tokyo Paralympics: Devendra Jhajharia dedicates silver to late father
Updated On: 31 August, 2021 07:16 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Javelin thrower Jhajharia, 40, India’s greatest Paralympian after winning gold medals in 2004 and 2016, pulled off a new personal best throw of 64.35m for the silver in F46 classification
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Devendra Jhajharia celebrates after winning the silver. Pic/PTI
Not being there with his cancer-stricken father during his dying moments last year still rankles Devendra Jhajharia, who on Monday dedicated his third Paralympic medal to the man without whose encouragement, he wouldn’t have competed.
Javelin thrower Jhajharia, 40, India’s greatest Paralympian after winning gold medals in 2004 and 2016, pulled off a new personal best throw of 64.35m for the silver in F46 classification.
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