80. Reading Skills Comprehension: Historic Moment for India

Historic Moment for India

Read the passages given below and answer the questions that follow them:

In a historic moment for India, Mariyappan Thangavelu won a gold medal while compatriot Varun Singh Bha.ti clinched a bronze in the men’s high jump T-42 event at the Rio Paralympics 2016. The 20-year-old Thangavelu made a leap of 1.89m, while Bhati jumped his personal best of 1.86m to finish third. USA’s Sam Grewe bagged the silver medal. India’s other medal prospect Sharad Kumar finished at number six. T-42 is a disability classification in the sport for differently-abled track-and-field athletes with single ‘above the knee’ amputation or a comparable disability. The event witnessed a fierce contest with six of the 12 athletes clearing the 1.74m mark in their first eight attempts. But Thangavelu became a part of the leading group after his 10th attempt when he cleared the 1.77m mark along with Lukasz Mamczarz of Poland, China’s Zhiqiang Zheng and Kumar. He then went into the lead along with Bhati as both managed to clear the 1.83m mark. Kumar, however, could not improve his performance and eventually crashed out of medal contention. Grewe pushed Thangavelu and Bhati to the joint second position by clearing 1.86m to grab the top spot. But both Indians made a strong comeback by equalling the height to share the pole position. Thangavelu eventually made sure of the gold with an effort of 1.89m in his final attempt while Grewe and Bhati finished with best efforts of 1.86m. Thangavelu was injured at the age of five when a bus accident left him with a permanent disability while bronze medal winner Bhati was diagnosed with polio which led to a deformity in his legs.

Word-Meaning: Compatriot— a person who comes from the same country as you, देशभाई Clinched— got,पाया Paralympics— an international athletics competition for people who are disabled, विकलांग के लिए एक अन्त्र्राष्ट्रिये एथलेटिक्स Bagged— got,पाया Prospect— possibility, सम्भावना Amputation- cutting off a person’s arm, leg, etc. for medical reason, अंगविच्छेदन Deformity— having a part of the body in an unusual shape because of disease, injury, etc रोग या चोट के कारण रूप का विकृत हो जाना

Questions

1.How did Thangavelu glorify our country?

2. What does the term ‘T-42’ mean?

3. How did Thangavelu become a part of the leading group?

4. What made Bhati a physical-disabled person?

5. Find a word from the passage which means ‘at the end of a period’.

Answers

1.Thangavelu won a gold medal in the men’s high T-42 event at the Rio Olympics 2016.

2. ‘T-42’ is a term used in the sport for differently-abled track-and-field athletes with single ‘above the knee’ amputation or a comparable disability.

3. After his 10th attempt, Thangavelu cleared the 1.77m mark and thus became a part of the leading group.

4. The bronze medal winner at the Rio Paralympics Bhati was diagnosed with polio which resulted in deformity in his legs.

5. Eventually.