Who Won First Gold For India In Paralympic: After the Olympics, now there will be Paralympic Games. The Paralympic Games will start from 28 August. These games will run till 08 September. Earlier, India had won a total of 19 medals in the Paralympics held in Tokyo, which included 05 gold, 08 silver and 06 bronze. But do you know who won the first gold medal for India in the Paralympics and who was he? Here we will give you important information about the same.
Let us tell you that Murlikant Petkar won the first gold medal for India in Paralympics. In the 1972 Paralympics of Heidelberg, Murlikant Petkar won gold in the men’s 50 meter freestyle 3 event of swimming. Let us tell you that Murlikant Petkar was a soldier of the Indian Army and before swimming, he used to do boxing. He was a boxer. While protecting the country during the Indo-Pakistani war in 1965, Murlikant Petkar was hit by several bullets, due to which he became paralyzed. Surprisingly, one bullet also hit his spinal cord, which has not been removed till date.
Started swimming on the advice of a doctor, then won gold
After being seriously injured in the war, Murlikant Petkar was in a coma for 18 months. Then he came to know that his lower body was paralyzed. After this, the doctor advised him to take up swimming. Then he started swimming and won gold for India in the Paralympics.
The film ‘Chandu Champion’ was made on Muralikant Petkar
It is worth mentioning that a film named ‘Chandu Champion’ was made on Muralikant Petkar, who won India’s first gold medal in Paralympics. Kartik Aaryan played the role of Muralikant Petkar in the film. The film was directed by Karim.
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