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Murlikant Petkar, Sucha Singh to be conferred with Arjuna Lifetime Awards for outstanding performance in sport

The legendary para-athlete Murlikant Petkar won the historic Gold medal at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg. He was India's first individual gold medalist in the Paralympic Games history,

Written By: Sumeet Kavthale @sumeetkavthale New Delhi Published : Jan 02, 2025 16:02 IST, Updated : Jan 02, 2025 16:19 IST
Murlikant Petkar, Sucha Singh to get Arjuna Awards
Image Source : THEKHELINDIA/X Murlikant Petkar, Sucha Singh to get Arjuna Awards

The Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports announced the Arjuna Lifetime Awards for the veteran athletes Murlikant Petkar and Sucha Singh on Thursday, January 2. Murlikant Petkar and Sucha Singh will be conferred with prestigious lifetime awards from the President of India at Rashtrapati Bhavan on January 17.

Murlikant Petkar, 80, won India's first-ever Paralympic gold medal during the 1970 Games and was awarded with Padma Shri in 2018. The former athlete set a world record in the 50m freestyle swimming event at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg. 

Here's the complete list of winners

Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award 2024

Sportsperson Discipline
Gukesh D Chess
Harmanpreet Singh Hockey
Praveen Kumar Para-Athletics
Manu Bhaker Shooting

Arjuna Award

Sportsperson Discipline
Jyothi Yarraji Athletics
Annu Rani Athletics
Nitu Boxing
Saweety Boxing
Vantika Agrawal Boxing
Salima Tete Hockey
Abhishek Hockey
Sanjay Hockey
Jarmanpreet Singh Hockey
Sukhjeet Singh Hockey
Rakesh Kumar Para-Archery
Preeti Pal Para-Athletics
Jeevanji Deepthi Para-Athletics
Ajeet Singh Para-Athletics
Sachin Khilari Para-Athletics
Dharambir Para-Athletics
Pranav Soorma Para-Athletics
H Hokato Sema Para-Athletics
Simran Para-Athletics
Navdeep Para-Athletics
Nitesh Kumar Para-Badminton
Thulasimathi Murugesan Para-Badminton
Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan Para-Badminton
Manisha Ramadass Para-Badminton
Kapil Parmar Para-Judo
Mona Agarwal Para-Shooting
Rubina Francis Para-Shooting
Swapnil Kusale Shooting
Sarabjot Singh Shooting
Abhay Singh Squash
Sajan Prakash Swimming
Aman Sehrawat Wrestling

Arjuna Award (lifetime)

Sportsperson Discipline
Sucha Singh Athletics
Murlikant Petkar Para-Swimming

Dronacharya Award (Regular Category)

Coach Discipline
Subhash Rana Para-Shooting
Deepali Deshpande Shooting
Sandeep Sangwan Hockey

Dronacharya Award (Lifetime Category)

Coach Discipline
S Muralidharan Badminton
Armando Agnelo Colaco Football
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