Mariyappan Thangavelu looked set to repeat his 2016 Rio Paralympics gold feat at the Tokyo Games on Tuesday, but untimely rain hampered an encore.  

Mariyappan had to settle for the silver in the high jump event after wet socks severely hampered his  performance. Sharad Kumar, the other Indian athlete in the fray in the T63 category, won bronze, while Varun Singh Bhati finished seventh.