Tue Sep 03 13:06:39 UTC 2024: – Yogesh Kathuniya won his second consecutive Paralympic silver medal in men’s discus throw F-56 event with a season’s best effort of 42.22m in Paris
– Brazil’s Claudiney Batista dos Santos won a hat-trick of Paralympic gold medals and set a new Games record with an effort of 46.86m
– Greece’s Konstantinos Tzounis won the bronze with 41.32m
– Kathuniya overcame Guillain-Barre syndrome at age 9 and used physiotherapy to regain muscle strength
– Kathuniya is a commerce graduate from Delhi’s Kirori Mal College and has two Paralympic silver medals and three world championship medals
– Dos Santos broke the Paralympic record twice on Monday with throws of 46.45m and 46.86m
– Dos Santos is a three-time world championships gold-medallist and held the Paralympic record in this category from the last edition in Tokyo

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