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Devendra Jhajharia books Paralympics berth with a record throw

Devendra Jhajharia books Paralympics berth with a record throw
Written by Varnika Sharma
(Sourced from PTI)
Jul 01, 2021, 03:51 pm 2 min read
Devendra Jhajharia books Paralympics berth with a record throw
The Tokyo Paralympics is slated to begin on August 24

India's greatest Paralympian, javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia, rewrote his own world record once again as he punched his ticket for the Tokyo Paralympics during a national selection trial. The 40-year-old, who has won two gold medals in the men's F-46 category at the Paralympics, sent the spear to a distance of 65.71m during the trial on Wednesday in Delhi.

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He qualified by setting a new world record of 65.71m

With that effort, he not only sealed a spot for the Tokyo Paralympics but also bettered his own world record of 63.97m, set at the Rio Games in 2016. "Today at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi, I qualified for the Tokyo Paralympics by setting a new world record of 65.71m, breaking my older record of 63.97m in a qualifying event," Jhajharia tweeted.

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Here's what Jhajharia tweeted

जवाहर लाल नेहरू स्टेडियम दिल्ली में आज क्वालिफ़ाई प्रतियोगिता में पुराने 63.97 मीटर अपने ही विश्व कीर्तिमान को तोड़ नया कीर्तिमान 65.71 बना कर टोक्यो के लिए क्वालिफ़ाई किया है मेरे परिवार का सहयोग ओर कोच सुनील तंवर ओर फिटनेश ट्रेनर लक्ष्य बत्रा की मेहनत से ये सब कर पाया हुँ pic.twitter.com/mgTWaLHuZ1

— Devendra Jhajharia (@DevJhajharia) June 30, 2021
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Tokyo Paralympics will be Jhajharia's third Paralympics

"This was possible because of my family's support, and the efforts of my coach Sunil Tanwar and fitness trainer Lakshya Batra," Jhajharia tweeted in Hindi. The Tokyo Paralympics slated to begin on August 24, will be Jhajharia's third Paralympics. He had won a gold medal at the 2004 Athens Paralympic Games, setting a new world record of 62.15 meters.

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Jhajharia was first para-athlete to receive the Khel Ratna

He then repeated the feat 12 years later at the 2016 Rio edition bettering his own record with a throw of 63.97 meters and becoming the first Indian to clinch two gold medals at the Paralympics. Born in Churu, Rajasthan, Jhajharia was also the first para-athlete to receive India's highest sporting honor- the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna

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Varnika Sharma is a lifestyle writer at NewsBytes. She started her career with NewsBytes and her work has focused on national and lifestyle news. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from Bennett University, Noida, and an advanced diploma in Media Laws from NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad.
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