Five Interesting things to know about Mariyappan Thangavelu

Mariyappan Thangavelu

A lot of good karma

He is one of the persons, who has fortunately received the right support and right openings at such a young age. In 2013, his current coach Satyanarayana first spotted him at the National Para-Athletics Championships and two years later took him under his wing, bringing him to Bengaluru to train for Rio. Mariyappan has rightly reposed the faith his coach has had in him.

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I love sports. I’m currently pursuing MBA and despite the rat race that’s going on around me, I still like watching test matches. I'm passionate about Chelsea and CSK.

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