Thangavelu Mariyappan

Paralympics 2016 gold-medallist Thangavelu Mariyappan returns to hero's welcome in Chennai

Thangavelu Mariyappan, who won a gold medal at the Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, returned home to a hero's welcome in Chennai

Mariyappan Thangavelu to be India's flag-bearer at Rio Paralympics closing ceremony

Thangavelu Mariyappan, who became only the third Indian ever to clinch a gold medal in the Paralympics, will be the country's flag-bearer at the closing ceremony of the Rio Games here on 18 September.

Dipa Karmakar congratulates Paralympic medalists Mariyappan Thangavelu and Varun Singh Bhati

Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar, who missed out on an Olympic medal by a whisker in Rio de Janeiro recently, today showered praise on Thangavelu Mariyappan and Varun Singh Bhati for winning gold and bronze in the Paralympics.