Discus Thrower Yogesh Kathuniya Claims Second Straight Paralympics Silver Medal

The 27-year-old Yogesh Kathuniya had claimed silver medal in Tokyo 2020, as well as the World Para Athletics Championships in Kobe this year

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Updated on: 2 September 2024 2:46 pm

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Yogesh Kathuniya celebrates his silver medal in the men's discus throw F46 final at Paris Paralympic Games 2024 on Monday (September 2). Photo: Screengrab/Paralympics YouTube channel

India's Yogesh Kathuniya bagged his second successive Paralympics silver medal at Paris 2024 on Monday (September 2). The 27-year-old para athlete came up with a season-best effort of 42.22m to finish second in the men's discus throw F56 final behind Brazil's Claudiney Batista, who had a peak of a 46.86m. (Full Coverage | More Sports News)

Yogesh had claimed silver medal in Tokyo 2020, as well as the World Para Athletics Championships in Kobe this year.

Yogesh Kathuniya has made the nation proud by clinching the silver medal in the Men's Discus Throw F56 at the Paris Paralympics! ??

His best throw of 42.22 meters has brought immense joy and pride to India. With a relentless spirit and unmatched determination, Yogesh truly… pic.twitter.com/D35O9qqQ1K
— Paralympic Committee of India (@PCI_IN_Official) September 2, 2024

Defending champion Claudiney Batista secured a hat-trick of Paralympic gold medals, creating a new Games record of 46.86m in the process, with his fifth attempt. Greece's Konstantinos Tzounis bagged the bronze with a best throw of 41.32m.

The F56 is a seating field event class for athletes with disabilities. People with amputations and spinal cord injuries take part in this classification.