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Amit wins silver in IPC Athletics Worlds

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Press Trust of India Doha
Indian para-athlete Amit Kumar bagged a silver in men's club throw F51 event to give the country its second medal in the IPC Athletics World Championships here today.

Amit clinched silver with an effort of 25.44m, behind Serbia's Zeljko Dimitrijevic who won gold in a championship record of 26.29m. Another Serbian, Milos Mitic bagged the bronze in 25.40m.

With Amit's medal today, the 15-member Indian team ended the campaign with two silver. Devendra Jhajharia had won a silver in men's javelin throw F46 event on Tuesday.

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First Published: Oct 29 2015 | 7:07 PM IST

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