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 in Paris
– Kathuniya’s mother helped him overcome Guillain-Barre syndrome, which left him in a wheelchair as a child
– Brazil’s Claudiney Batista dos Santos won the gold and set a new Games record with a throw of 46.86m
– Kathuniya won silver with a season’s best effort of 42.22m, not satisfied with his performance
– Dos Santos has three Paralympic gold medals and broke the Paralympic record twice in the event
– Greece’s Konstantinos Tzounis won the bronze with a throw of 41.32m
– The F-56 classification covers limb deficiency, leg length difference, impaired muscle power, and impaired range of movement.

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