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New Delhi, Aug 25 (PTI) Veteran Devendra Jhajharia and reigning world champion Sandeep Chaudhary were among five javelin throwers in a 12-strong Indian contingent that left for Tokyo on Wednesday to compete in the Paralympics.<\/p>\n
The contingent also included two high jumpers — Nishad Kumar and Ram Pal — and discus thrower Yogesh Kathuniya.<\/p>\n
One of the top medal prospects, Jhajharia had won the gold medal in Athens and Rio Paralympics.<\/p>\n
The 40-year-old javelin thrower had rewritten his world record of 63.97m when he sent the spear to a distance of 65.71m in a qualifying event in June.<\/p>\n
His main competition comes from compatriots Ajit Singh and Sundar Gurjar. With a little bit of luck, India could grab all three medals in the men’s F-46 category, which is for athletes with arm deficiency, impaired muscle power or impaired passive range of movement in arms while competing in a standing position.<\/p>\n
After Neeraj Chopra’s historic performance at the Tokyo Olympics, javelin throwers have been in the limelight.<\/p>\n
“Neeraj’s gold medal has put the spotlight on javelin throwers and being the senior most of the lot, I can say this with assurance that after Tokyo Paralympics, javelin (throw) will be the second most popular game in this country after cricket,” Jhajharia said.<\/p>\n
Focus will also be on Chaudhary and Sumit Antil in the men’s F64 category in which they are ranked world number one and two respectively. The F-64 classification is for athletes with a leg amputation, who compete with prosthetics in a standing position.<\/p>\n
Track and field events begin on August 27.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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