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Mariyappan Thangavelu has won a gold medal in 2016 Rio Paralympics in which game?


1. Short Put
2. High Jump
3. Javeline Throw
4. Discus Throw

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Correct Answer - Option 2 : High Jump

The correct answer is High Jump.

  • Mariyappan Thangavelu has won a gold medal in the 2016 Rio Paralympics in the high jump.
    • Mariyappan Thangavelu won a gold medal in the men’s high jump T-42 event at the Rio Paralympics.
    • Mariyappan Thangavelu is from Tamil Nadu.

  • Varun Singh Bhati won the bronze medal in the same event.
  • Aishwaryaa Dhanush is making a film about Thangavelu's life.

  • Olympic style games for athletes with a disability were organized for the first time in Rome in 1960, immediately after the Olympic Games.
    • They are considered the first Paralympic Games. 
  • First-Ever Gold for India: India’s Devendra created history by winning the first-ever gold for the country in Athens Paralympics 2004.
    • He claimed gold in the Javelin throw.

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