Paralympics: Devendra Jhajharia and Sundar Singh won silver and bronze medals

Paralympics: Devendra Jhajharia and Sundar Singh won silver and bronze medals

After Neeraj Chopra's historic performance at the Tokyo Olympics, javelin throwers have been in the limelight. Devendra Jhajharia men's grabbed silver with a personal best throw of 64.35. This was also his third medal at Paralympic Games. Meanwhile, Sundar captured bronze with a season-best throw of 62.58.
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