Friday 9 September 2016

FACTS TO BE KNOWN of MARIYAPPAN THANGAVELU GOLD MEDAL RIO PARALYMPICS 2016



Despite many obstacles and infirmity Thangavelu curtail Indian athletes in Rio Paralympic gold medal in the high jump event. The 21-year-old athlete won the gold medal for the first time in India a high jump.

1. Curtail Tamil Nadu born in the village of Salem, near the town name was Periawadmgati. His mother works selling vegetables. A few years ago, he had taken a loan of 3 million for medical treatment, which he still has not been found.

2. When he was five years curtail their straight leg was injured in a bus accident. Climbed on a bus to school curtail the foot, causing his right leg was severely injured knee and he was always disabled.

3. As a child he was interested in volleyball. Despite his disqualification from the school, he played volleyball. The school's sports teacher curtail recognize their hidden talents.

4., 15 years old, he participated in the first contest of life and surprised everyone by winning the silver.

5. National Para-athlete championship Satyanarayana their coach recognized his talent, was only 18 at the time curtail. After hard training in Bangalore in 2015, he became the World No.1.

6. T -42 in the lower part of the body from which they come are handicapped athletes.

7. Curtail India's gold medal tally at the back of the 26th number is reached.

8. Winning championships is not new to curtail. Tamil Nadu was the athlete with a jump of 1.78 meters in Tunesia Gran Prix won a gold and had qualified for the Rio. To qualify for the A-level Paralympic 1.60 meter jump is all you need.

9. Rio Paralympic file, curtail the gold medal with a jump of 1.89 meters made ​​its name.

10. The third gold for India in the history of the Paralympic Games is. Earlier in 1972, and javelin thrower Devendra Jajaria Petkr Murlikant swimmer who won gold in 2004.

Source : Livehidustan.com

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