Tokyo (Japan): After winning a silver medal at the Male High Jump event in the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics, Mariyappan ThangaveLu on Tuesday said he would clear the 1.90 million sign if his condition was better and not raining.
“At first, the rain was just a drizzle so it wasn’t too difficult, we were fine but after passing 1.80m and a higher leap, the rain was getting worse and the condition was difficult.
Especially, the conditions were getting harder.
Worse for me when my socks Wet, and that makes the takeoff point is difficult.
That’s why I have difficulty in a higher leap, “Mariyappan ThangaveLu said during a virtual press conference.
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https://t.co/1umg7lb1b7- narendra mod (@narendramodi) 1630411141000Talking about losing the opening ceremony, ThangaveLu said: “If the condition is better, I will clean the sign of 1.90m, it is lost to the bearer of the flag due to close contact Covid-19 disappointed but I wanted to win a medal for the country.
I was trained separately because of the rules of isolation in leading the incident.
“ThangaveLu and Sharad Kumar won the silver and bronze respectively in the final of the men’s high jump at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Tuesday .
They are both T42 sports classes.
ThangaveLu won silver after jumping over the 1.86m mark.
This is a second medal in the match, after winning gold in Rio 2016.
Meanwhile, Sharad Kumar won Bronze after leaving the best sign of the season of 1.83m.
The Rio 2016 silver winner won, United States Sam Sam Grewe won gold after successfully jumping the 1.88m mark in his third effort.
Other Indian and Rio 2016 bronze medals, Varun Singh Bhati finished seventh with the best leap this season 1.77m.