MP's para swimmer, who crossed English channel, conferred Padma Shri (Image Source: IANS)
Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Sports: Satendra Singh Lohiya, a 36-year-old Indian swimmer with 70 per cent disability, is among the four persons from Madhya Pradesh to be conferred with Padma Shri-2024.
A resident of Gata village in Bhind district of Madhya Pradesh, Lohiya went on to become one of India's finest open-water swimmers, crossing the English Channel in 2018. He had completed the English Channel in 12 hours and 26 minutes, setting a new record.
Despite underdeveloped thigh bones that don't allow him to straighten his limbs, Lohiya was a passionate swimmer from a young age.
