Which of the following sports personalities won the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award 2020?
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Mariyappan Thangavelu.
- Mariyappan Thangavelu is an Indian Paralympic high jumper and coach who is known for representing India in the 2016 Summer Paralympic Games held in Rio de Janeiro and the 2020 Summer Paralympic games held in Tokyo.
- He finished with a silver medal in the men's high jump T63 event in Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.
- In Rio, he was fighting against the same opponent in USA's Grewe. Mariyappan succeeded in clearing the 1.89m hurdle in his second attempt while his opponent could manage only 1.86m which sealed gold for him.