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Paris Paralympics: Yogesh Kathuniya bags silver in men's discus throw F56

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Paris Paralympics: Yogesh Kathuniya Bags Silver In Men's Discus Throw F56

By IANS News September 02, 2024 • 15:24 PM View: 313

Para Athletics World Championships: India's Yogesh Kathuniya won the silver medal in the Men's Discus Throw - F56 event at the Paris Paralympics, here on Monday.

Kathuniya, who won the silver medal in the F56 category at the World Para-Athletics Championships in May, recorded the season's best throw of 42.22m to take the silver behind Brazil's Claudiney Batista dos Santos, who clinched gold a Paralympic record throw of 46.86m.

Konstantinos Tzounis of Greece took the bronze with a best throw of 41.32m.

TAGS Paris Paralympics Yogesh Kathuniya Discus Throw World Para Athletics Championships Claudiney Batista Konstantinos Tzounis Para Athletics World Championships Para Games Preethi Pal Avani Lekhara Mona Agarwal Manish Narwal Rubina Francis

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