Mariyappan Thangavelu wins Gold at Rio Paralympic 2016
Q. Shri Mariyappan Thangavelu is in news because- Published on 12 Sep 16a. He is a social worker
b. He is an economist
c. He is the new member of NITI Aayog
d. He won a medal at Rio
ANSWER: He won a medal at Rio
- Shri Mariyappan Thangavelu became the first Indian high jumper to win a Gold Medal at the Rio Paralympic Games-2016.
- Thangavelu won the gold with the best jump of 1.89m, defeating the world champion Sam Grewe who had made 1.86m.
- It was the first instance of two Indians finishing on the podium in the same event of a Paralympic Games.
- The T-42 classification is for athletes with lower limb deficiency, leg length difference, impaired muscle power or impaired range of movement
