Devendra Jhajharia: Some facts you should know

It is a golden day for Indian as they have won their second gold medal at Rio 2016. History has been created as for the first time India clinched two gold medals in Olympic games. The boy from Rajasthan Devendra Jhajharia enforced his name to history books by winning two yellow medal in the games.

Things to know about Devendra Jhajharia:

Devendra Jhajharia is a Indian Paralympic javelin thrower

Jhajharia was born 10 June 1981 and hails from the Churu District in Rajasthan

In 2002 Jhajharia won the gold medal in the 8^th FESPIC Games in Korea.

In 2004 Jhajharia qualified for his first Summer Paralaympic Games representing India at Athens.

In 2013 at the IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon, France when he took the gold medal in the F46 javelin throw.

In 2014 he won silver medal in Asian Para Games at Incheon held in South Korea.

In 2016 Rio Paralympics,Jhajharia won the gold medal in the men’s javelin throw F46 event, bettering his own 2004 record with a world-record throw of 63.97 metres.