Thangavelu goes the distance to win silver

We all know the story. But if you are one of those who haven’t heard about it, or if you don’t remember it, here’s a good time to retell the tale. Mariyappan Thangavelu was five and was on his way to school when a drunken driver at the wheel of a bus in interior Tamil Nadu ran over his right leg, crushing his knee and leaving him with a permanent disability.

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