#11 Varun Singh Bhati
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Varun Singh Bhati has had a remarkable 2016. A year ago, no one knew his name, and now, especially after his performances at the Rio Paralympics, he has earned a lot of recognition. He jumped a distance of 1.86m at the Paralympic Games in Rio earlier in the year to win the bronze medal.
A victim of untreated polio in his childhood, Varun lost the ability to move his right leg. However, he never let his deformation become an obstacle. The high jumper shot to prominence by winning the gold medal at the 2016 IPC Athletics Asia-Oceania Championship.
He recorded a jump of 1.82m, a new Asian Record. Of course, he later bettered his own mark at the Rio Paralympics. A month before the Paralympic games, he took part at the IPC Berlin Open Athletic Championship 2016. Although he set three more event records, Varun lost out to compatriot Mariyappan Thangavelu.
His achievements this year have seen him climb up the World Rankings chart. The 21-year-old is ranked 2nd in the world and finds his name 11th on this list.
