Gold winner Mariyappan donates ₹30L to his govt school
Indian Paralympic gold-medallist Mariyappan Thangavelu has donated ₹30 lakh from his cash rewards haul to the government school he studied in. The high-jumper, who was India's third-ever Paralympic gold-medallist, received a total of ₹2.75 crore, of which ₹2 crore were promised by the Tamil Nadu state government, while the rest was awarded by the Sports Ministry.