You are an inspiration to all of us – Neeraj Chopra to three-time Paralympic medallist Devendra Jhajharia

Jhajharia,
who
had
won
gold
medals
in
2004
and
2016
Paralympics,
clinched
silver
medal
on
Monday
(August
30)
with
a
personal
best
throw
of
64.35
in
the
men’s
Standing
Javelin
F46
event.

Compatriot
Sundar
Singh
Gurjar
also
joined
Jhajharia
on
the
podium
by
capturing
bronze
with
a
season-best
throw
of
62.58.

Neeraj,
who
won
a
gold
medal
in
the
javelin
throw
event
in
Tokyo
Olympics
earlier
this
month,
took
to
social
media
to
congratulate
the
pair
on
their
medal
wins
in
the
Paralympics
2020.

Tokyo
Paralympics:
Devendra
Jhajharia
wins
silver
as
Sundar
Gurjar
bags
bronze
in
F46
javelin
throw

“Devendra
bhai
sahab:
you
are
such
an
inspiration
to
all
of
us
Congratulations
on
your
3rd
#Paralympics
medal!
Many
congratulations
to
Sundar
bhai
also
for
winning
a
bronze,”
Neeraj
Chopra
tweeted.

Devendra
bhai
sahab:
you
are
such
an
inspiration
to
all
of
us
????!
Congratulations
on
your
3rd

#Paralympics
medal!
Many
congratulations
to
Sundar
bhai
also
for
winning
a
????

@DevJhajharia
@SundarSGurjar
pic.twitter.com/eiKxNPfAvM

—
Neeraj
Chopra
(@Neeraj_chopra1)

August
30,
2021

Devendra
Jhajharia
also
expressed
gratitude
towards
PM
Modi
for
his
support
and
encouragement
as
he
felt
the
virtual
interaction
ahead
of
the
Games
gave
the
athletes
a
morale
boost.

“I
am
extremely
happy
on
winning
a
third
medal
in
Paralympic
Games
for
India.
I
want
to
thank
my
family,
my
parents
who
supported
me
and
sent
me
to
the
ground
despite
me
being
differently-abled,”
Jhajharia
was
quoted
as
saying
to
ANI.

“I
also
want
to
coach
thank
my
coach
who
trained
me
continually
for
five
years
and
my
fitness
coach
too.
I
also
want
to
thank
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi
as
he
supported
us,
encouraged
us
and
boosted
our
morale
prior
to
departing
for
the
Games,”
he
added.

Meanwhile,
PM
Modi
also
congratulated
the
pair
for
their
performances
at
the
Paralympics.

Superb
performance
by

@DevJhajharia!
One
of
our
most
experienced
athletes
wins
a
Silver
medal.
Devendra
has
been
making
India
continuously
proud.
Congratulations
to
him.
Best
of
luck
for
his
future
endeavours.

#Paralympics
pic.twitter.com/204B90fXbv

—
Narendra
Modi
(@narendramodi)

August
30,
2021

India
is
overjoyed
by
the
Bronze
medal
won
by

@SundarSGurjar.
He
has
shown
remarkable
courage
and
dedication.
Congratulations
to
him.
Wishing
him
the
very
best.

#Paralympics
pic.twitter.com/irTIHefCoH

—
Narendra
Modi
(@narendramodi)

August
30,
2021

The
javelin
thrower,
also
thanked
Sports
Authority
of
India
(SAI)
for
their
support
in
his
three
medal
journey.

“I
also
want
to
thank
SAI
and
I
will
go
and
meet
my
daughter.
Registering
a
hat-trick
for
India
gives
me
immense
pride,”
Jhajharia
concluded.