Mariyappan Thangavelu
Mariyappan Thangavelu is an Indian Paralympic high jumper.
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Khel Ratna Award for Mariyappan Thangavelu. 2020
The five #KhelRatna winners for the year 2020 would be star cricketer #RohitSharma, wrestler Vinesh Phogat, Paralympic gold-winner #MariyappanThangavelu, TT player Manika Batra, and women's hockey team captain Rani Rampal, the ministry confirmed in a formal press release.
The five #KhelRatna winners for the year 2020 would be star cricketer #RohitSharma, wrestler Vinesh Phogat, Paralympic gold-winner #MariyappanThangavelu, TT player Manika Batra, and women's hockey team captain Rani Rampal, the ministry confirmed in a formal press release.
In a first, the awards will be held virtually on August 29, the #NationalSportsDay, instead of the Rashtrapati Bhavan this year due to the #COVID19 pandemic.
He represented India in the 2016 Summer Paralympic games held in Rio de Janeiro in the men’s high jump T-42 category, winning the gold medal in the finals. He is India’s first Paralympian gold medallist since 2004.
On 25th January 2017, Government of India announced “Padma Shri” award for his contribution towards sports.
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