Who among the following won a Gold medal for India in Men's Javelin Throw event at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games?
- A.Rinku Hooda
- B.Devendra Jhajharia
- C.Sundar Singh Gurjar
- D.Mariyappan Thangavelu
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Devendra Jhajharia. He won gold in the men's javelin F46 class at Rio 2016 with a world record throw of 63.97 m.
Devendra Jhajharia, from Churu in Rajasthan, lost his left arm to an electric shock as a child. He had already won javelin gold at the 2004 Athens Paralympics, so Rio made him the first Indian to win two Paralympic gold medals. He added a silver at Tokyo 2020. He received the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in 2017, the first para-athlete to get it, and the Padma Bhushan in 2022.
Option A is wrong because Rinku Hooda competed in the same Rio event but finished outside the medals. Option C is wrong because Sundar Singh Gurjar missed that event at Rio after reporting late for the call; he later won Paralympic medals in javelin. Option D is wrong because Mariyappan Thangavelu won India's other Rio gold in the men's high jump T42, not in javelin.
Exam tip: Rio 2016 Paralympic golds = Devendra Jhajharia (javelin) and Mariyappan Thangavelu (high jump).
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