Natasha Coutinho (MUMBAI MIRROR; October 13, 2016)

The Paralympians who brought home four medals from Rio will be on Kapil Sharma’s chat show, The Kapil Sharma Show, this weekend making some revelations.

Deepa Malik, the first Indian woman to win a medal in the Games — a silver in shotput — admitted that she owns dozens of shoes even though she can’t walk. “My husband has coached me through my journey and in my opinion the Paralympics rate far higher than the Olympics because of his humanity,” she said emotionally.

Devendra Jhajharia, the first Indian Paralympian to win two gold medals — he bagged one in 2004 and the second this year for javelin throw — also credits his win to family support. “My wife was a kabaddi player who gave up the sport after we got married and my daughter Jiya pushed me to go for Gold at Rio,” he beamed.

High jumpers Varun Singh Bhati and Mariyappan Thangavelu groused about the bland food in Brazil. “Our coach carries chaat masalas to spice up the dishes for us,” they shared.