The Games have indeed begun, and how!! On day 2 of the Games, our para high jump stars thrilled the nation, as 21 year old Mariyappan Thangavelu cleared 1.89m to clinch top honours in the Men’s T-42 High Jump Final in the early hours of September 10th back home, closely followed by his compatriot and GoSports athlete Varun Singh Bhati, who jumped 1.86m on his third attempt to take the bronze medal. The two athletes train under coach Sathyanarayana in Bangalore, along with fellow Paralympian Sharad Kumar, who placed 6th at the event.Here is a video, courtesy the IPC Feed, of the Indian national anthem being played, as our athletes calmly stand on top of the world!

                                                                            RECAP SO FAR
Earlier, on September 7, after an extravagant opening ceremony marking the beginning of the Paralympics, India kicked off their campaign with Farman Basha narrowly missing out on a medal by finishing 4th in Powerlifting, thus bettering his 5th place finish from London 2012. Amit Saroha finished 7th in Discus Throw, and is nicely warmed up for his main event, the club throw, lined up for September 16.

                                                                             JEET KA HALLA!
Our Principal Partners to the Para Champions Programme, IndusInd Bank, have created a beautiful video and anthem to celebrate the achievements and stories of our para athletes.

The action continues until September 18 and you can catch it all live here! We are also very happy to inform everyone that highlights of the Paralympics will be shown on Sony Six and Sony ESPN morning and evening until the conclusion of the Games.