Mamata congrats Thangavelu
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today congratulated Mariyappan Thangavelu for winning the gold and Varun Singh Bhati for bagging bronze medal in men's T42 high jump at the Paralympic Games at Rio de Janeiro.
"Hearty congratulations to Mariyappan Thangavelu for winning gold and Varun Singh Bhati for winning bronze #Paralympics," Banerjee tweeted today.
Thangavelu won the yellow metal with his best jump of 1.89 metres, while Varun clinched the bronze medal with a jump of 1.86m.
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First Published: Sep 10 2016 | 3:48 PM IST