Mariyappan Thangavelu Wins Silver, Sharad Kumar Wins Bronze at Paralympics Men’s High Jump (T63)
- 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.
- In the same event, Sharad Kumar won the bronze medal, clearing 1.83m mark.
- Sam Grewe of United States won the gold medal after he cleared 1.88m mark.
- With the two new medals, India’s medal tally at the Tokyo Paralympics has now reached to 10.