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Mariyappan, Sharad win silver, bronze
Defending champion Mariyappan Thangavelu and Sharad Kumar won a silver and bronze respectively in the men’s high jump T42 event as India’s medal tally at the Paralympics touched an unprecedented 10, riding on a consistently stupendous track-and-field performance here on Tuesday.
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Mariyappan cleared 1.86m while American gold winner Sam Grewe succeeded in soaring above 1.88m in his third attempt. Kumar took the bronze with an effort of 1.83.
The T42 classification is for athletes with a leg deficiency, leg length difference, impaired muscle power or impaired passive range of movement in the legs. The Indians stayed inside the top three for a majority of the competition and Mariyappan was in contention for a gold as well. Meanwhile, Chief Minister MK Stalin announced a cash award of Rs 2 crore for his feat.
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