Kammala jumla mai zuwa: A watan Maris na 2016, Mariyappan ya share tazarar a wasan tsalle-tsalle na maza T<unk>42 a gasar IPC Grand Prix a Tunisia, wanda ya cancanci shi zuwa wasannin Paralympics na Rio. A wasannin Paralympics na Rio, ya lashe lambar zinare a
T <unk>42 taron tsalle-tsalle na maza, tare da tsalle na.