Mariyappan thangavelu won a gold medal in the men’s high jump.

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India has been made proud again. India at the rio 2016 paralympics ·india has claimed eight medals at the paralympic summer games: India won only 12 medals from 1968 to 2016, return home with 19 from tokyo paralympics india won as many as 5 gold.

Rampal chahar is one of the four indians who will be participating in the high jump at the 2016 rio paralympics. Rio paralympics 2016 latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. The 2016 summer paralympics has kick started today on september 7, 2016.

The government of india has announced the cash reward for the medal winners in the rio paralympics 2016.according to the reports, the winners will receive a cash prize of rs. Also get country wise rankings and results of athletes at. Thangavelu wins india's third paralympics.

However, india clinched its first paralympics medal in the very next edition, at the 1972 heidelberg games in germany. Tamil nadu’s mariyappan thangavelu won a gold medal in the men’s high jump f42 event at the rio 2016 paralympics. Facbook these paralympics athletes will represent india in high jump at rio paralympics 2016.

There was a gap of 12 years after the first medal but. Mariyappan thangavelu, varun singh bhati, sharad kumar and. ·athens 2004 were india's most successful paralympic games to date,.