2 Four blind men bettered the timing set by Olympic Gold medallist in 1500m race. 3 Paralympic Pele won a third consecutive Paralympic Gold medal with Brazil's soccer 5-a-side team. INDIANS MAKE COUNTRY PROUDMariyappan Thangavellu got India off to a flying start when he won Gold in the men's high jump T-42 event. Deepa Malik bagged a silver in the Women's Shot Put F53 event at the 2016 Rio Paralympics Games, clinching the medal with a personal best throw of 4.61 meters. Deepa also became the first Indian female medallist in the history of the Paralympic Games.

Source: India Today September 19, 2016 05:26 UTC