Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday felicitated Tokyo Paralympics Silver medallist high jumper Mariyappan Thangavelu, who was disappointed at not winning a Gold.
Mariyappan, who won a Gold in 2016 Rio Paralympics, bagged a Silver this time around in T42 category with a best jump of 1.86m.
“Mariyappan has made the country proud with his performance in Rio and now in Tokyo. I congratulate him and take this occasion to congratulate all our para athletes for their fantastic performance,” Thakur said in a statement.
Mariyappan, on his part, said: “I had expected to win a Gold for India but due to the weather conditions on the day of the event, I could not fulfil that dream. I am confident that in Paris I will win a gold for the country again.”