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Showing posts with label Gold Medal. Show all posts

Friday 16 September 2016

I Have Topped, Now Its Your Turn€™: Daughter Inspired Devendra For Paralympics Feat

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#Rio2016

Rio Paralympian and Javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia has revealed that a "deal" with his six-year-old daughter propelled him to win a record second gold medal in the Paralympics.

Jiya, who would accompany Jhajaria to training in Rajasthan, struck a deal with her father that if she topped in the lower kindergarten exam, he would have to win a gold in Paralympics. Jhajaria, the only Indian to win two gold medals in Paralympics, told PTI from Rio after winning the men's F46 javelin throw shared.

She proudly phoned me to announce that 'I've topped, now it's your turn', something that kept on echoing in my ear when I entered the field at the Olympic Stadium. She would be the happiest person. I will wait for her to wake up and speak to her," he said after breaking his own world record that he set in Athens in 2004.

Devendra, in fact, stayed awake whole night and kept talking to his family and well wishers till 5am in Rio. Thanking every Indian for their constant support he shared,

Ab kya sona, ab hamein kuchh nahin hoga. Hum to Rashtriya Dhwaj ke saath celebration karenge (I won't get sleep anymore. I will celebrate with national tricolour)

Devendra's world record throw of 63.97 metre came in his third attempt as it bettered his own mark of 62.15m that he had produced for his maiden gold at the Athens Paralympics in 2004. Till then, Murlikant Petkar was the only Indian with an individual gold in Paralympics, while shooter Abhinav Bindra won an individual gold in Beijing Olympics four years later. It was a long wait for the the 35-year-old, who did not feature in the previous two Paralympics with the event missing from the Games' schedule.

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Devendra falls under F46 classification, which denotes F for field events and the number 45-47 is for "upper limb(s) deficiency, impaired muscle power or impaired range of movement". 

Before the #Paralympics, he trained from April-July in Kuortane, Finland, where he became friends with Kenyan thrower Julius Yego, whom he calls one of his biggest motivators. He (Yego) would tell me his story of penury, of how he slept on a broken cot and how he learnt javelin throw by watching YouTube.  It was quite an inspiration. If he can achieve after so much of hardships, why can't I? We would train for about seven hours. He would tell me I would surely win a gold in Rio. He went on to win a silver. I will speak to him soon, as he has been a strong force behind my success, Devendra said.

Jhajharia further said his mother Jivani Devi and wife Manju, a former national level kabaddi player, played a big role in his success. Since my childhood days, my mother kept me focussed and told me you concentrate on your sport. The rest 'we will look after'. She would not even phone me thinking that I would get disturbed all these days. She has so far kept on fulfilling my need but never took anything in return. My wife, on the other hand, left kabaddi so that she can take care of the family as I mostly stayed away. My father ensured that I get the farm-fresh lentils and wheat even when I'm away. 

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Thursday 15 September 2016

Paralympics 2016 - Devendra Jhajaria Enters Record Books With Javelin Gold

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#Rio2016

#Devendra #Jhajaria made history in Rio when he hurled the #javelin a whopping 63.97 mts to claim the #Gold #Medal. Doubling that sweetness was a #WorldRecord feat ... Magificent Devendra doing India proud (with an impressive medal tally of 2 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze after 6 days of competition). Devendra broke his own world record of 62.15 mts set in #Athens2004

Devendra's story is right out of a #Bollywood potboiler.
Born to low earning family in Rajasthan, he met with a bizarre accident at the age of eight.
He was climbing a tree and accidentally came in contact with a high voltage electric line that rendered his left hand incapacitated.

However his love of sports and spurred on by his coach, he began training and playing track and field at top levels around the region and beyond. Soon, his talent and achievements became talk of the town, city, state and nation. 

He was conferred the #Arjuna #Award in 2005 after the Athens' Gold and #Padmashri Award in 2012.  

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Tuesday 13 September 2016

Rio Paralympics 2016: Lauren Steadman Aiming For Para-Triathlon Gold

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British Para-triathlete Lauren Steadman competed at the two old Paralympics as a swimmer. She says she can deal with the power of being a gold medal winner in Rio at her third Paralympics. The 23-year-ancient accomplished medals as a swimmer at Beijing 2008 and London 2012, and is undefeated for more than two years after switching sports.

She will attempt to emulate Andy Lewis, who won the men's event on Saturday.
"There's pressure, however I'm a much better, greater skilled athlete now," she told.

Steadman was born without an appropriate forearm will compete in the #Triathlon. After switching activities in 2013, she won world titles in 2014 and 2015.

"I'm feeling very strong in the intervening time. I've no longer had any injuries and fortunately am all back to ordinary after my bike crash," she noted.

"It become a extremely technical path, with one hundred thirty extra turns than we'll have in Rio and i was just coming into probably the most corners after I went over a cobble so complicated that my prosthesis became knocked off the handlebars with such force I got here off.

Head coach Jonathan Riall believes Steadman has eventually 'discovered her recreation' after two Paralympic cycles as a swimmer. "I don't are expecting her to be overawed, but she is capable she's certainly not been in before - as one of the favored athletes," he told a popular sports channel.

Having already claimed European and World titles, gold in Rio would finished a career 'grand slam' of Honours.

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Sunday 11 September 2016

Paralympics 2016 News: Marlyappan Thingualu Gives India First Gold

#India wins their first gold at #Paralympics2016

#India wins their first #Gold at 2016 Summer Paralympics
India's #Marlyappan #Thingualu has won his nation's first gold in these Paralympics #Highjump with a leap of 1.89m. 

After his successful jump, he headed to the edge of the song where he met fellow countryman#VarunSingh #Bhati the #Bronze winner to have fun. Everyone wrapped a flag round themselves. When you consider that India got here into these games with eight medals all -time this is a massive night for India. Good going!

Considering the Summer Olympics yielded only 2 medals for India overall, 2 in one day and in one event is a massive boost for Indian sports. This should inspire not just the para but regular athletes too. More medals expected for India as the games go on...

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Friday 9 September 2016

Paralympics 2016 News: Jonnie Peacock Crowns Wonderful Britain Gold Rush

#Peacock gathering his gold

Jonnie Peacock is the Paralympic champion, winning in a time of 10.81 seconds. New Zealander Liam Malone finished 2d, whereas Germany's Felix Streng was third. Peacock's extremely good American rival Jarryd Wallace complete out of the medals, however Peacock has annihilated this container. He changed into the simplest competitor to run a sub-eleven 2d time.

They simply held the medal ceremony within the Olympic Stadium and Jonnie Peacock has been given his gold medal. After a brief conversation together with his fellow medalists they wrapped their fingers around every different. His beginning changed into relatively slow, but as soon as he hit his stride he pulled far from the leisure of the container to win at a canter and take his 2d Paralympic gold.

Shock Upset in Girls's 100m China's Wenjun Lu has beaten world checklist holder Tatyana McFadden in the girls's 100m T fifty four last.

Another Medal for Amazing Britain Swimmer Stephanie Slater has won the silver in one hundred m s8. Ukraine's Kateryna Istomina gained the gold and the united states's Jess long took the bronze. This has been quite a night for team GB.

#Ellie #Robinson picks up her gold medal
Ellie Robinson has won the ladies's 50m butterfly - S6 at the age of simply 15.
A new megastar changed into born in the Paralympic swimming pool tonight, when 15-12 months-historic Ellie Robinson won the 50m butterfly S6 for group GB. She's simply been presented together with her gold medal and is now standing for the British countrywide anthem. I'm completely satisfied a bit dissatisfied to file that she did not put on her scary anorak, which appears like whatever thing a go between Arsene Wenger and Emperor Darth Sidius could wear, on to the rostrum.

Tatyana McFadden wins silver for united states of america
Wheelchair racer Tatyana McFadden, a byword for versatility who began existence in a Soviet orphanage before being adopted through the American mums who adopted her, came into these video games focused on seven gold medals in pursuits from 100m to the marathon. She has no longer got off to the superb birth, completing 2d in her first experience, the 100m. She's removed from downbeat in her put up-race interview and says she's longing for a rare time without work the next day before tackling her subsequent six disciplines.

#Tatyana #McFadden has entire second within the first of seven distinct routine she'll be contesting at these games. photograph: Mauro Pimentel/AP
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Extra on Clegg's gold She won her semi-ultimate, turned into disqualified, reinstated, and now she's triumphed in the last ... by the dermis of her teeth. Libby Clegg wins gold, beating China's Guonhua Zhou on the nod to win through two hundreths of a 2nd. It's her first Paralympic gold after successful silvers in Beijing and London. That's three gold medals for exquisite Britain on the tune to this point this evening.

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