New Delhi: Mariyappan Thangavelu will not be part of the opening ceremony of India in Tokyo Paralympics on Tuesday night.
He has been replaced by Javelin Thrower Tek Chand (F54 men’s event) as the country’s flag carrier.
In his flight to Tokyo, Mariyappan closely related to positive foreign passengers covid.
Yet when it reaches the village, he was tested for six days and all reports have come up negative, but the Tokyo Paralympics Organizing Committee on Tuesday suggest official Indian contingent in the athletes village did not make Mariyappan participate in the opening ceremony for the safety of fellow participants.
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While most of the estimated 68,000 stadium seats empty, nonetheless, obvious excitement among the 4,400 athletes who took part this year.
Among them are Jerman’smariyappan, who competes in the high jump F42 men’s event, have been quarantined in his room in the village for possible exposure to Covid-19 in accordance with the health safety protocols defined by the Japanese government.
The ceremony began at 4:30 PM today.