A Look At Padma Shri Awardee Satyendra Singh Lohia’s Remarkable Achievements

Gwalior: India’s para swimmer Satyendra Singh Lohia who was honoured with Padma Shri has bagged various accolades throughout his career. Satyendra Singh Lohia who hails from Gwalior is a Vikram Award winner in 2014 and started swimming in 2006. He has participated in 3 international competitions and won four medals. Along with this, he has featured in eight national competitions and won a whooping 28 medals.

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Despite being disabled, with both of his legs not functioning, Mr Lohia has achieved some remarkable feats in his career which includes completing a 33 km circuit in Bombay in 5 hours and 42 minutes.

In 2018, he crossed the 36-kilometre English Channel in London with his team and then went on to complete the Catalina Channel in the USA in 2019.

For his remarkable efforts, he was recognized with Tenzing Norgay Award by the President in 2020 and according to him, he is the first para-athlete to achieve it. Speaking to ANI, he gave one message for other para-athletes and said,

I have only learned one thing you don’t have to underestimate yourself.

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