Tokyo Paralympics: Mariyappan Thangavelu received the silver medal in males’s excessive soar (T63).© Twitter
India’s Mariyappan Thangavelu received the silver medal whereas Sharad Kumar introduced house the bronze in males’s excessive soar (T63) on the Tokyo Paralympics on Tuesday. Thangavelu cleared the 1.86m mark to win the silver medal, whereas Sharad Kumar cleared 1.83m. Varun Singh Bhati, the third Indian within the fray, completed seventh within the occasion, managing to clear only one.77m. USA’s Sam Grewe cleared 1.88m to win the gold medal within the occasion. Thangavelu and Sharad Kumar took India’s medal tally on the Tokyo Paralympics to 10.
Thangavelu had received the gold medal on the 2016 Rio Paralympics, whereas Varun Singh Bhati had introduced house bronze.
Earlier within the day, shooter Singhraj Adana fetched a bronze within the males’s 10m air pistol SH1 occasion.
India have received two gold, 5 silver and three bronze medals on the Tokyo Paralympics thus far.
Bhavinaben Patel had opened India’s account in Tokyo along with her silver medal in desk tennis girls’s singles (Class 4) on Sunday after which Nishad Kumar introduced house the silver medal in males’s excessive soar (T47), earlier than a medal rush on Monday.
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Shooter Avani Lekhara and javelin thrower Sumit Antil received two gold medals for India on Monday.
Devendra Jhajharia and Sundar Singh Gurjar received silver and bronze respectively in males’s javelin throw (F46), whereas Yogesh Kathuniya additionally received a silver medal in males’s discus (F56).
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