Sporting hero: Mariappan at a training session during the veteran powerlifters competitive years. He has won more than 50 medals since making his debut in 1981.
PETALING JAYA: Opportunities are few and far between for Paralympians, compared to Olympians.
Seven-time Paralympian powerlifter P. Mariappan – Malaysia’s first Paralympics medallist – said there were fewer sporting disciplines that paralympians could compete in.
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