In Pictures | Mariyappan Thangavelu, Varun Bhati win record breaking medals at Rio Paralympics 2016

Mariyappan Thangavelu jumps in the men's final high jump - T42 during the Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Thangavelu won the gold with the best jump of 1.89m, defeating the world champion Sam Grewe who had made 1.86m. (Photo courtesy - AFP)

In this photo released by the IOC, Mariyappan Thangavelu jumps to win the gold in the men's final high jump T42 athletics event. (Photo courtesy - PTI)

An official watches as Varun Singh Bhati competes. Varun Singh Bhati's best effort was also 1.86m, the same as that of Sam Grewe, but he had to settle for the bronze medal on count-back, securing places for two Indians at the medal podium.

It was the first time that two Indians shared the podium at the Paralympic Games.

(Photo courtesy - Reuters)

Varun Singh Bhati raises his hand in support of the sport after his final jump. (Photo courtesy - AFP)

The 21-year-old Thangavelu, was merely five-years-old when his right leg was crushed by a speeding bus while he was on his way to school, joined Murlikant Petkar (1972, swimming) and Devendra Jhajharia (2004, javelin throw) in the Indian Paralympics gold club. (Photo courtesy - Reuters)

Mariyappan Thangavelu​ and Varun Bhati (right) grace the national flag (Photo courtesy - Twitter)