Discus thrower Yogesh Khatuniya broke down after profitable silver at Tokyo Paralympics.© Twitter
Indian discus thrower Yogesh Kathuniya broke down on Monday and fell wanting phrases to explain his happiness after profitable silver medal on the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics. Yogesh clinched the silver after registering his season-best throw of 44.38m within the males’s F56 closing. Yogesh threw 44.38m in his sixth and closing try and take up the highest spot earlier than Claudiney Batista of Brazil clinched the gold medal with a throw of 44.57m in his first try and dethrone the Indian athlete. Yogesh gave a particular point out to his mom and likewise spoke about his foul try.
“I am extraordinarily comfortable to win the silver medal, it was my debut Video games however I am comfortable to win the medal. I registered few foul makes an attempt however I got here again to win the medal. I wish to thank SAI, PCI and a giant thanks to my mom as she supported me all through my journey,” Yogesh instructed ANI with tears of pleasure in his eyes.
Yogesh bought off to a poor begin as his first throw was deemed as foul however the Indian para-athlete quickly made up for it as he registered a large 42.84m in his second try.
Nevertheless, his third and fourth throws had been once more deemed as foul. Yogesh, who had received a gold medal within the 2019 Indian Grand Prix, got here out all weapons blazing within the closing two throws and registered scores of 43.55m and 44.38m in his fifth and sixth try respectively.
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