India’s high jumper, RIO 2016 champion , Mariyappan Thangavelu won SILVER medal while Sharad Kumar BRONZE in men’s high jump (T63) at the Tokyo Paralympics on Today evening .
Thangavelu cleared the 1.86m mark to win the silver medal, while Sharad Kumar cleared 1.83m. Varun Singh Bhati, , (Rio Bronze Medalist ) , the third Indian in the fray, finished 7th in the event, managing to clear only 1.77m.
USA’s Sam Grewe cleared 1.88m to win the gold medal in the event.
Thangavelu and Sharad Kumar took India’s medal tally at the Tokyo Paralympics to 10.
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Bhawna Khanna Sports Journalist |
