Tue Sep 03 02:25:27 UTC 2024: – Yogesh Kathuniya won his second consecutive Paralympic silver medal in men’s discus throw F-56 event
– Kathuniya threw a season’s best effort of 42.22m in his first attempt
– Brazil’s Claudiney Batista dos Santos won gold and set a new Games record with 46.86m
– Greece’s Konstantinos Tzounis won bronze with 41.32m
– Kathuniya overcame Guillain-Barre syndrome at age 9 with the help of his mother
– He has two Paralympic silver medals and three world championship medals
– Dos Santos is a three-time world championships gold-medallist and broke the Paralympic record twice on Monday
– Dos Santos achieved a distance of 46.45m in his second attempt and 46.86m in his penultimate throw.

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