12 September,2016 08:33 AM IST | | PTI
Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar, who missed out on an Olympic medal by a whisker in Rio de Janeiro recently, showered praise on Thangavelu Mariyappan and Varun Singh Bhati for winning gold and bronze in the Paralympics
Dipa Karmakar
Agartala: Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar, who missed out on an Olympic medal by a whisker in Rio de Janeiro recently, showered praise on Thangavelu Mariyappan and Varun Singh Bhati for winning gold and bronze in the Paralympics.
"You have achieved something that I could not. I would have loved to meet both of you in person," Dipa said in her congratulatory message. Dipa's coach Bishweshwar Nandi said: "Proud to be an Indian. You have made us proud."
Indian Paralympic medallist Mariyappan Thangavelu (left) and Varun Singh Bhati pose with the national flag on Friday. Pic/PTI
Mariyappan of Tamil Nadu won the gold in men's high jump T-42 event by jumping a personal best of 1.89 metres. Bhati also won a bronze in the same event, as India, for the first time had two members on the podium.
