Devendra Jhajharia
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After record-setting Tokyo 2020, PCI aims for 25 medals, including 10 golds, at Paris 2024
•India's Paralympians returned from Tokyo 2020 with an unprecedented medal haul of five golds, eight silver and six bronze medals. This was India's best-ever Paralympics campaign.
PM Narendra Modi hosts India Paralympic contingent, presented with autographed stole
•PM said the Paralympians' achievements will significantly boost the morale of the entire sporting community in the country
National Sports Awards: Devendra Jhajharia, Venkatesh Prasad named in selection committee
•Retired Supreme Court judge Justice Mukundakum Sharma has been picked as the chairperson of the committee, which also includes decorated former shooter Anjali Bhagwat and former women's cricket team captain Anjum Chopra
India's Tokyo Paralympics 2020 heroes return to grand welcome
•Chaotic scenes unfolded at the Indira Gandhi international Airport here as fans and an army of media-persons disregarded COVID-19 protocols, jostling for space to get hold of the four para athletes, especially Sumit.
Memorable day for India at Tokyo Paralympics as world records tumble
Fpsports •Revisiting the defining images of Day 6 of the Tokyo Paralympics, where history was made, records tumbled and the Indian national anthem played — twice!
Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Devendra Jhajharia dedicates silver medal to late father
•Devendra Jhajharia's father passed away last year after being diagnosed with cancer. He was not by his side at that time and it rankles him.
Tokyo Paralympics 2020: 'On the podium yet again', wishes pour in after Devendra Jhajharia wins his third medal at Games
Fpsports •Twitter heaped praises on Jhajharia for writing history with his third medal win at Paralympics. Here are the best reactions
Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Devendra Jhajharia, Sundar Singh Gurjar win silver and bronze in javelin F46 event
•The 40-year-old Jhajahria, already India's greatest Paralympian after winning gold medals in the 2004 and 2016 Games, pulled off a new personal best throw of 64.35m for the silver.
Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Shooter Avani Lekhara becomes first Indian woman to win gold at Games
•Avani is the fourth Indian athlete to win a Paralympics gold after swimmer Murlikant Petkar (1972), javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia (2004 and 2016) and high jumper Thangavelu Mariyappan (2016).
Tokyo Paralympics 2020: Driven by 'junoon', Devendra Jhajharia takes aim at making history again
Ujwals •Devendra Jhajharia, 40, already has two Paralympics gold medals to his name but there's no stopping him. The javelin throw is not merely a sport for him, it's the way of life.