29-year-old Atul Kaushik was born with polio in his left leg and didn’t know about para sports until he turned 20. However, an episode on the famous television comedy show “Comedy Nights with Kapil” changed his direction in life.

On Thursday, the native from Kair Village near New Delhi won the bronze medal in the men’s discus throw F57 category, the classification in which athletes compete from a seated position and attempt all six throws at once. Atul hurled his discus 45.61m to win the medal, while Mahmoud Rajab of Libya took the gold with 46.73m, and former World champion Thiago dos Santos won the silver with 45.69m.

“I had no idea about para sports until I turned 20. One day, I was watching Comedy Nights with Kapil on my television, where Paralympic medallist Deepa Malik and high j

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