Murlikant Petkar

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Introduction

August 14, 2022: The Times of India

With a bullet from the 1965 Pakistan war still lodged in his spine, army jawan Murlikant Petkar became the first Indian to win a gold at the paralympics, in Heidelberg 1972. He defied paralysis to not only win the 50m freestyle swimming event but also set a world record of 37. 3 seconds.