Tue Sep 03 17:48:07 UTC 2024: – Yogesh Kathuniya won a silver medal in the men’s discus throw F-56 event at the Paralympics in Paris with a season’s best effort of 42.22m
– Brazil’s Claudiney Batista dos Santos won gold with a Games record of 46.86m, Greece’s Konstantinos Tzounis won bronze with 41.32m
– Kathuniya overcame Guillain-Barre syndrome and was bound to a wheelchair as a child, but with his mother’s help, regained muscle strength to walk again
– Kathuniya is a commerce graduate with two Paralympic silver medals and three world championship medals
– Dos Santos broke the Paralympic record twice on Monday and is a three-time world championships gold medallist
– Kathuniya was not satisfied with his performance in Paris, as he won silver with a better effort in Tokyo

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