Question

Devendra Jhajharia is associated with which of the following sports?
1. Kabaddi
2. Boxing
3. Javelin throw
4. Chess

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Javelin throw

The correct answer is Javelin thrower.

• Devendra Jhajharia is associated with the Indian Paralympic javelin throw. 
• He won his first gold in the javelin throw at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, becoming only the second gold medalist at the Paralympics for his country.
• He is the only Indian in history to have won two individual gold medals at the Olympics/Paralympics.
• At the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, he won a second gold medal in the same event, bettering his previous record.  

Sports	Famous Players
Kabaddi	Anup Kumar, Rakesh Kumar, Jasvir Singh, Surender Nada, Manjeet Chillar
Boxing	Vijendra Singh, Amit Panghal, Mary Kom, Shiva Thapa
Chess	Koneru Humpy, Vishwanathan Anand, Pentala Harikrishna