Mariappan Thangavelu plans to start sports academy for rural students

India's first Paralympian and gold medalist Mariappan Thangavelu has said that it was due to the encouragement given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he was able to participate in Olympic events. Speaking to the media after "Meet the Champions" program at Salem in Tamil Nadu, today, Mariappan said that due to the efforts of the Prime Minister, rural students will be able to participate in international games in large numbers and secure more than a hundred medals in...