Interesting facts about Devendra Jhajharia

5) Only active Indian athlete with more than one Olympic/paralympic gold

Incidentally, Jhajharia’s second gold puts him in a different league compared to other Indian athletes. At present, Jhajharia is the only active Indian athlete with more than one gold medal at either of the quadrennial events.

Among current athletes, only Abhinav Bindra and Mariyappan Thangavelu have won gold medals at either the Olympics or Paralympics.

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