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Para-javelin thrower Jhajharia was on verge of quitting in 2013
Updated On: 18 August, 2021 07:36 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Jhajharia, 40, won his first gold in 2004 Athens Paralympics and then had to wait for another 12 years for his second yellow metal in 2016 Rio Games. “When my event was not included in 2008 Paralympics, I said OK it will be in 2016. But when it was not there again in 2012, I thought I should quit the sport. This was in 2013,” Jhajharia said.
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Devendra Jhajharia
Double Paralympic gold medallist Devendra Jhajharia on Tuesday said he was on the verge of quitting the sport after his pet event was excluded from the 2008 and 2012 editions but his wife convinced him to keep going.
Jhajharia, 40, won his first gold in 2004 Athens Paralympics and then had to wait for another 12 years for his second yellow metal in 2016 Rio Games. “When my event was not included in 2008 Paralympics, I said OK it will be in 2016. But when it was not there again in 2012, I thought I should quit the sport. This was in 2013,” Jhajharia said.
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