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