Mariyappan Thangavelu

Bhubaneswar's Kalinga Stadium hosts the National Para Athletics Championship starting Thursday, featuring 1,460 athletes from 28 states and two forces. The event showcases Paralympic medalists like mariyappan thangavelu and Sumit Antil, aiming to select talent for upcoming Asian Para Games and international competitions, while also focusing on rural talent development.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday, congratulated mariyappan thangavelu and Sharad Kumar for winning silver and bronze in the men's high-jump event at the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics.

The Tamil Nadu government on Tuesday announced a purse of Rs 2 crore for paralympian from the state, mariyappan thangavelu, in recognition of his winning a silver medal in high jump in Tokyo Paralympics, as Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit and Chief Minister M K Stalin congratulated the Indian team for reaping success at the ongoing event.

India is set to host the second World Para Athletics Grand Prix from March 11-13, featuring athletes from eight nations. Over 200 Indian para-athletes, including Paralympic stars like mariyappan thangavelu and Sumit Antil, will compete. This event offers crucial international exposure and classification opportunities, building on India's success in the previous edition.

As the whole nation was celebrating Mariyappan's victory, the celebrities were not far behind

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today congratulated mariyappan thangavelu for winning the gold and Varun Singh Bhati for bagging bronze medal in men's T42 high jump at the Paralympic Games at Rio de Janeiro.

Filmmaker Aishwarya Dhanush Rajinikanth's next Tamil directorial will be a biopic on Indian Paralympic high jumper mariyappan thangavelu, and it was announced on Sunday to coincide with the New Year.

Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Monday congratulated paralympian mariyappan thangavelu on his selection for the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award this year, saying "we are proud of him."

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Friday greeted paralympic gold-winner mariyappan thangavelu, one of the five Khel Ratna picks for this year.

It was double jubilation for India early on Saturday morning when mariyappan thangavelu soared to a gold medal and compatriot Varun Singh Bhati clinched the bronze medal in the men's high jump T-42 event at the Rio Paralympics.

All the four Indian Paralympians who won medals in Rio – mariyappan thangavelu, Devendra Jhajharia, Noida’s Varun Singh Bhati and Gurgaon’s Deepa Malik – have been invited to 'The Kapil Sharma Show' next month.

Rio Paralympics gold medalist mariyappan thangavelu has donated Rs 30 lakh from the prize money he won after his historic feat to the government school where he studied.

Paralympic gold medalist in high jump mariyappan thangavelu visited Velammal College of Engineering in Madurai on Tuesday to a warm reception by students.

Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur on Saturday felicitated Paralympics Tokyo 2020 silver medallist mariyappan thangavelu and his coach Raja B in New Delhi.

After winning a silver medal in the men's high jump event at the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics, mariyappan thangavelu on Tuesday said he would have cleared the 1.90m mark if conditions were better and it was not raining heavily.

India shines at Rio Paralympics 2016

The Indian Paralympic team achieved a historic milestone in Paris by surpassing their previous best medal tally from Tokyo 2020 with a total of 22 medals. Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated mariyappan thangavelu and Sharad Kumar for their high jump achievements. Additionally, Ajeet Singh and Sundar Singh Gurjar secured silver and bronze in the men's javelin throw event.

Tokyo Olympics concluded on August 8 but the city will remain in focus thanks to the Paralympics to be held from August 24 to September 5. India’s medal count at the Rio Paralympics stood at 4 (2 gold, 1 silver and a bronze) but that number --- according to star high jumper mariyappan thangavelu --- is likely to go up significantly at the upcoming edition in Tokyo to be held from August 24 to September 5.

Top para high-jumper mariyappan thangavelu was on Friday named the flag-bearer of the Indian contingent in the Tokyo Paralympics, which begins on August 24. Mariyappan, who is defending the T-42 gold he had won in 2016 Rio Paralympics during the August 24 to September 5 showpiece in Tokyo, was picked for the honour by the executive committee of the national body.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met the Indian athletes who took part in the Rio Paralympic Games, including the four medalists, and applauded them for making the country proud with their achievements.

mariyappan thangavelu will not be part of India's opening ceremony at the Tokyo Paralympics on Tuesday evening. He has been replaced by shot-putter Tek Chand (men's F54 event) as the country's flag bearer.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami and DMK president MK Stalin congratulated para-athlete mariyappan thangavelu and J Ranjith Kumar, who were conferred with the Khel Ratna Award and Dhyan Chand Award, respectively on Saturday.

President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday congratulated mariyappan thangavelu and Varun Bhati on winning gold and bronze respectively in men's High Jump event at Rio Paralympics.

The Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) on Saturday announced a 24-member athletics team, headlined by star javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia and high jumper mariyappan thangavelu, for the Tokyo Paralympics, beginning August 24. The PCI's selection committee picked the team after a two-day trial at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on June 29 and 30. The selection meeting was chaired by PCI chief Deepa Malik.

Mariyappan became the third Paralympian from India to win a gold medal, after swimmer Murlikant Petkar's and javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia.

Governor R N Ravi, while felicitating 65 eminent sports persons from Tamil Nadu for their remarkable performance in Olympics, Paralympics, Chess Olympiad, Common Wealth Games and Kehlo India Youth Games-2022 at Raj Bhavan on Sunday, said that the universities and other educational institutions should promote sports among students to energise youth to conquer many heights in the next 25 years to place India atop in the arena of sports by 2047

Tamil Nadu acting Governor CH Vidyasagar Rao on Saturday congratulated mariyappan thangavelu and Varun Bhati for bagging a gold and bronze medal each at the ongoing Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.