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B-Town hails Devendra Jhajharia's Paralympics win

B-Town hails Devendra Jhajharia

Jhajharia cemented his legend status as he bettered his own world record to win the gold medal. He also won the gold medal in the javelin event at the 2004 Athens Paralympics with a record throw of 62.15 metres, becoming only the second gold medallist at the Paralympics for his country, and on Tuesday improved upon the mark with a throw of 63.97 metres at the Olympic Stadium (Engenhao) here. Here's what the celebrities had to say about his win: