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Paralympian Mariyappan Thangavelu: I could've won gold
Updated On: 01 September, 2021 07:14 AM IST | Mumbai | Subodh Mayure
Mariyappan Thangavelu says rain affected his performance after settling for silver in high jump; injured Sharad Kumar wins bronze
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Mariyappan Thangavelu celebrates winning the high jump silver at the Tokyo Paralympics yesterday. Pic/PTI
Mariyappan Thangavelu looked set to repeat his 2016 Rio Paralympics gold feat at the Tokyo Games on Tuesday, but untimely rain hampered an encore.
Mariyappan had to settle for the silver in the high jump event after wet socks severely hampered his performance. Sharad Kumar, the other Indian athlete in the fray in the T63 category, won bronze, while Varun Singh Bhati finished seventh.
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