Mariyappan

Express News Service CHENNAI: Thangavelu Mariyappan who won a silver in the men’s high jump event at Tokyo Paralympics was given a grand reception upon his arrival at the Chennai airport on Sunday. Athletes from SDAT,…

NEW DELHI: 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. Speaking on the occasion, Thakur said, "Mariyappan…

TOKYO: Defending champion Mariyappan Thangavelu and Sharad Kumar won a silver and bronze respectively in the men's high jump T42 event as India's medal tally at the Paralympics touched an unprecedented 10, riding on a consistently…

TOKYO (Japan): 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.…

By ANI TOKYO: India's Mariyappan Thangavelu and Sharad Kumar won silver and bronze respectively in the men's high jump final here at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Tuesday. They were both Sport Class T42.…

By ANI NEW DELHI: 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. "Soaring…

Tokyo Paralympics: While Mariyappan Thangavelu won the silver medal with the best effort of 1.86m, compatriot Sharad Kumar took home the bronze with a season-best effort of 1.83m. UPDATED ON AUG 31, 2021 05:42 PM IST It was a…

By ANI TOKYO: 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…

India’s T. Mariyappan and Sharad Kumar, the silver and bronze medallists in the men’s high jump event respectively at the Tokyo Paralympics, said on Tuesday at a virtual press conference that the slow to heavy drizzle made their task…

India witnessed a double-medal finish in the men's high jump (T63) final as Mariyappan Thangavelu won silver, while Sharad Kumar bagged bronze. Soon after their impressive finishes, PM Narendra Modi took to Twitter to congratulate the…