Tokyo:
Indian athletes shine again.
Mariyappan Thangavelu and Sharad Kumar bagged silver and bronze respectively in Sport Class T63 men's category.
While Mariyappan secured his silver with a jump of 1.86m, Sharad followed him closely with a 1.83m mark.
Veteran paralympics winner Deepa Malik took to twitter to express her joy
Two more medals added to our kitty. Congratulations on your second #Paralympics medal, @189thangavelu. And, @sharad_kumar01, your dream finally comes true. So proud of the dedication, consistency and strong desire to achieve, displayed by our athletes!#Praise4Para pic.twitter.com/uppCvh1E9K
— Deepa Malik (@DeepaAthlete) August 31, 2021
While IB and Sports minister, Anurag Thakur also expressed his heartfelt wishes to the winners.
Mariyappan wins SILVER🥈for India 🇮🇳 !!!
— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) August 31, 2021
This is his 2nd consecutive #Paralympics medal, historic in so many ways!
Well Played Champion! @189thangavelu#Tokyo2020#Cheer4India #Praise4Para pic.twitter.com/bTnHqIPQr3
Mariyappan wins SILVER🥈for India 🇮🇳 !!!
— Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) August 31, 2021
This is his 2nd consecutive #Paralympics medal, historic in so many ways!
Well Played Champion! @189thangavelu#Tokyo2020#Cheer4India #Praise4Para pic.twitter.com/bTnHqIPQr3
Their collective efforts take India's paralympics medal tally to 10 in total.