Tokyo Paralympics: Silver for Yogesh Kathuniya in men’s discus throw

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Updated At : 01:12 PM Aug 31, 2021 IST

Tokyo: Discus thrower Yogesh Kathuniya clinched a silver medal in the men’s F56 event. The 24-year-old, a B Com graduate from New Delhi’s Kirorimal College, sent the disc to a best distance of 44.38m in his sixth and last attempt to clinch the silver. Brazil’s defending champion Claudiney Batista dos Santos won the gold.

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Meanwhile, discus thrower Vinod Kumar today lost his F52 category bronze medal here after being found ineligible in disability classification assessment by the competition panel. PTI

Tokyo Paralympics: Silver for Yogesh Kathuniya in men’s discus throw

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