Discus thrower Yogesh Kathuniya won silver medal at Paris Paralympics with his season best throw on September 5. On Day 5 on the games, Kathuniya with a 42.22 metre claimed his second Paralympic medal in the F56 category. He threw his best in his first attempt itself.
Brazil's Claudiney Batista won the gold medal with his personal best throw of 46.86 metre. Greece's Konstantinos Tzounis bagged the bronze medal with a 41.32 metre throw. He won the bronze by a whisker as Slovakia's Dusan Laczko's throw was 41.20 metre.
This is India's eighth medal in Paris Paralympics and fourth in para-athletics. On Day 4, Nishad Kumar won his second silver in men's high jump whereas Preethi Pal bagged a bronze medal in 200m sprint. This is her second athletics medal at the ongoing games.
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