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Paris Paralympics 2024: Yogesh Kathuniya bags second consecutive silver in men's discus throw F-56 event

The 29-year-old hurled the discus to 42.22m in his very first attempt to add to the silver he won in the Tokyo Paralympics three years ago

PTI Paris Published 02.09.24, 03:14 PM
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India's Yogesh Kathuniya clinched his second consecutive Paralympic silver medal in men's discus throw F-56 event with a season's best performance at the ongoing Games here on Monday.

The 29-year-old hurled the discus to 42.22m in his very first attempt to add to the silver he won in the Tokyo Paralympics three years ago.

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Brazil's Claudiney Batista dos Santos registered a hat-trick of Paralympic gold medals, creating a new Games record with an effort of 46.86m in his fifth attempt.

Greece's Konstantinos Tzounis won the bronze with 41.32m.

The F-56 is a seating field event class for differently-abled athletes. People with amputations and spinal cord injuries take part in this classification.

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