India's Mariyappan Thangavelu created history on Friday night Sep 09,2016 by winning a gold medal in the men's high jump T-42 event at the Rio Paralympics
His compatriot Varun Singh Bhati clinched the bronze medal the same event.
While Thangavelu made a leap of 1.89 metres, Varun Singh Bhati jumped his personal best of 1.86 metres to finish third.
India's other medal prospect Sharad Kumar finished at number six.
USA's Sam Grewe bagged the silver medal.
Note
Mariyappan Thangavelu’s gold medal is India’s third at the Paralympics after -
1)Murlikant Petkar in the men’s 50m freestyle swimming at the 1972 Heidelberg Games and
2) Devendra Jhajharia in the javelin throw F44/46 at the 2004 Athens Paralympics
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