Mariyappan Thangavelu, an Indian paralympic champion, has established himself as one of the nation's top athletes. The 27-year-old shot to fame during the 2016 Rio Paralympics event with a gold-medal ...

A sports enthusiast who enjoys good food and movies as well. The struggle began early for Mariyappan. He was born in poverty and had five siblings. His father abandoned them when he was very young and ...

One such athlete is two-time Paralympic medallist Mariyappan Thagavelu, a man who overcame plenty of adversity from a young age. After winning a gold medal at Rio 2016, he bagged silver at the Tokyo ...

On another remarkable day for Indian track and field at the Paris Paralympics, Sharad Kumar won silver and Mariyappan Thangavelu won bronze to make it a double podium for India in the men's high jump ...

The men's high jump T63 final is scheduled to take place at 11:50 PM where India's Mariyappan Thangavelu, Sharad Kumar, and Shailesh Kumar be in action. We are just minutes away from the men's high ...

Mariyappan Thangavelu is an Indian Paralympic legend. After storming into the record books by winning a gold medal at the 2016 Rio Paralympics, he won silver in the high jump event (T63) at the Tokyo ...

IMAGE: Mariyappan Thangavelu clears 1.85 metres in the men's High Jump T63 final, which was good enough for the bronze medal. Photograph: Carlos Garcia Rawlins/Reuters Paralympic star Mariyappan ...

Mariyappan Thangavelu celebrates winning the high jump silver at the Tokyo Paralympics yesterday. Pic/PTI Mariyappan Thangavelu looked set to repeat his 2016 Rio Paralympics gold feat at the Tokyo ...

At the age of 5, Mariyappan was run over by a drunk bus driver resulting in a permanent disability in his right leg. At the 2020 Paralympic Games, he won a silver in the men's high jump T-63 category.

India's incredible medal rush at the Tokyo Paralympics continued as Mariyappan Thangavelu and Sharad Kumar won silver and bronze respectively in the men's high jump T63 event on Tuesday in Tokyo.

We all know the story. But if you are one of those who haven’t heard about it, or if you don’t remember it, here’s a good time to retell the tale. Mariyappan Thangavelu was five and was on his way to ...