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9/11/2016: FRONT PAGE: Vegetable seller’s son from TN high-jumps to para gold in Rio

Chennai: With one high jump, Thangavelu Mariyappan clinched a gold in Rio on Friday and became the toast of a medal-starved nation. The 21-year-old para-athlete, who’s been raised by a single mom who sold vegetables and worked as a daily wage… The Times of India (New Delhi edition)

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