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issue 1 
september-october 2004
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India wins first-ever gold in Paralympics
PTI; New Delhi; September 21, 2004
India’s Devendra improved his own world mark to bag the country’s first gold medal in the Javelin throw, category F44/46, in the Paralympic Games in Athens on September 21. He reached 62.15 metres to erase his earlier mark of 59.77 set at Birmingham last year.
The silver went to Gao M.J. of China while another Chinese, Wang D.C., took the bronze with throws measuring 55.57 metres and 55.54 metres.
Elated with his performance, Devendra said, “My dream was to win the gold medal at the Paralympic Games and it came true.
“It’s not a surprise for me. I expected to win, because this year I had the best results of all the competing athletes. I enjoyed the competition, especially after the two world records I achieved.”
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