(Athletics news) Tokyo Paralympics 2021 Live Update: The Men’s High jump saw a thrilling finish as India’s Mariyappan Thangavelu and Sharad Kumar took the Silver and Bronze medal respectively. This is Mariyappan’s second consecutive medal at this event as he bagged the gold in the 2016 Rio Olympics. Mariyappan Thangavelu had a best jump of 1.86m, Sharad Kumar had a best jump of 1.83m and Varung Singh Bhati finished 7th with a best jump of 1.77m. All the three recorded their season best performances as India ended the day on a bright note. India now has a total of 10 medals in this Paralympics so far.

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