Hudhud times: India’s Mariyappan Thangavelu won the silver medal while Sharad Kumar brought home the bronze in men’s high jump (T63) at the Tokyo Paralympics on Tuesday. Thangavelu cleared the 1.86m mark to win the silver medal, while Sharad Kumar cleared 1.83m. Varun Singh Bhati, the third Indian in the fray, finished 7th in the event, managing to clear only 1.77m.
Thangavelu had won the gold medal at the 2016 Rio Paralympics, while Varun Singh Bhati had brought home bronze.
India have won two gold, five silver and three bronze medals at the Tokyo Paralympics so far. https://www.hudhudtimes.com/