2016
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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High Jump
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Long Jump
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Swimming
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Shot Put
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -Deepa Malik is the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Paralympics. She won the silver medal in the shot put in 2016 Paralympic Games. She was previously honored with the Arjuna award in 2012, at the age of 42 years. She has also been conferred the prestigious Padma Shri award in 2017.
Detailed explanation-3: -At the Rio Paralympics in 2016, Mariyappan Thangavelu from Salem, Tamil Nadu, won the gold medal in the Men’s High Jump T42 event, with a leap of 1.89 m. He suffers from a permanent disability in his right leg. Q.
Detailed explanation-4: -At Rio 2016, Thangavelu won India’s first Paralympic gold medal since 2004 with victory in the men’s high jump T42.