Where are all the Indian Paralympic medallists now
By- Keyur Jain
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Murlikant Petkar, Heidelberg 1972, Gold Medal
Now 72, Petkar lives in Pune, spending a quiet life of a retired senior citizen
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Bhimrao Kesarkar, New York 1984, Silver
Bhimrao has been missing for a long time from the media, and his whereabouts are unknown
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Joginder Singh Bedi, New York 1984, 2 Bronze and 1 Silver
Joginder began with a silver medal in men’s shot put, while the second and third were two bronze medals in the javelin throw discus throw. Joginder has been missing for a long time from the media, and his whereabouts are unknown.
Devendra Jhajharia, Athens 2004 and Rio 2016, Gold
Devendra Jhajharia is all set to head to the Tokyo Paralympics to represent the nation.
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Rajinder Singh Rahelu, Athens 2004, Bronze
Rajinder is working as a Weightlifting (Para Powerlifting) Coach in Sports Authority of India at NSWC Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
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Girisha N Gowda, London 2012, Silver
Girisha was made the brand ambassador of nutrition company Herbalife International. He was made the brand ambassador of the election commission of karnataka. in 2017 and 2019. Currently he's working as a Coach
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Varun Singh Bhati
Varun is all set to compete in the Tokyo Paralympics in the High Jump T63 category.
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Deepa Malik, Rio 2016, Silver
India's lone woman Paralympics silver medallist, Deepa Malik is now the president of the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI).
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Mariyappan Thangavelu, Rio 2016, Gold
Mariyappan Thangavelu is competing in the Tokyo Olympics, and he is one of the country's top medal prospects this time around