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Indian para-athlete Mariyappan Thangavelu has claimed a silver in which event at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics?
A)
Shooting
B)
Javelin Throw
C)
Discuss Throw
D)
High Jump

Correct Answer : Option (D) - High Jump


India’s Mariyappan Thangavelu has won the silver medal in men’s high jump (T63) at the Tokyo Paralympics on August 31, 2021. He cleared the 1.86m mark to take home silver. USA's world record holder Sam Grewe won the gold medal with a best jump of 1.88m while India' Sharad Kumar took the bronze in the event.
 
With Mariyappan Thangavelu and Sharad Kumar winning silver and bronze, India took its medal tally to 10 at the Tokyo Paralympics, 6 more than their best-ever medal haul in the history of Paralympic Games. India's Varun Bhati, the bronze medal winner from Rio Paralympics finished 7th in the final.
 
Mariyappan Thangavelu and Sam Grewe were involved in an intense battle for gold medal after clearing the mark of 1.86m even as rain affected the conditions at the Olympic Stadium.
 
Notably, Sam Grewe had finished with a silver when Mariyappan won the gold in Rio.

Published On : September 1, 2021
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