WATCH! Mariyappan Thangavelu's gold winning jump at Rio Paralympics which whole India will be proud of

 New Delhi: The 2016 Rio Olympics might have left a bad taste in the mouth of fans all across India, with several big names failing to win a medal.

India couldn't bag a gold medal in the recently concluded Olympic Games, with PV Sindhu's silver in women's singles badminton being the best outcome.

But now India do have a gold medal to celebrate. Para-athlete Mariyappan Thangavelu claimed top spot in men's T42 High Jump at the Rio Paralympics.

Watch how Thangavelu redefined his disability to make the whole nation proud of him:

Mariyappan Thangavelu's gold medal jump in Men's T42 High Jump #Paralympics pic.twitter.com/2KhLdMcBJD — Reddit Indian Sports (@redditIndSports) September 10, 2016