Indian high jumpers win gold, bronze at Paralympics
Indian para high jumpers Mariyappan Thangavelu and Varun Bhati won gold and bronze medals respectively, in the T42 category at the Rio Paralympics on Friday, opening India's tally at the Games. While Thangavelu is ranked world number one in his category, Bhati is ranked second. The T42 category includes athletes with single above the knee amputations, or a comparable disability.