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Aman Sehrawat

{{Short description|Indian freestyle wrestler}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Aman Sehrawat

| image = Aman Sehrawat in August 2024 with his Paris Olympics bronze medal.jpg

| caption = Sehrawat in August 2024

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| nationality = {{IND}}n

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|7|16|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Birohar, Jhajjar district

Haryana, India

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| height = 170 cm

| weight = 57 kg

| country = {{IND}}

| sport = Wrestling

| spouse =

| weight_class = 57 kg

| event = Freestyle wrestling

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| coach = Lalit Kumar

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| olympics = {{OG3}} 2024

| worlds =

| regionals = {{Asia1}} 2023 {{Asia3}} 2022

| nationals =

| highestranking = 2 (19 August 2024){{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/wrestling/paris-2024-olympics-aman-sehrawat-becomes-world-no-2-mens-57kg-wrestling-olympic-games-bronze-news/article68540228.ece|title=Indian wrestler Aman Sehrawat becomes World No. 2 in men's 57kg after Paris 2024 Olympic bronze|date=18 August 2024 }}

| show-medals = yes

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{{MedalSport|Men's freestyle wrestling}} 30px

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{{MedalCount | total = yes

| Olympic Games

| -

| -

| 1

| World Championships | -

| -

| -

| Grand Prix

| 2

| 3

| 2

| Asian Games

| -

| -

| 1

| Asian Championships | 1

| -

| -

| U23 World Championships

| 1

| -

| -

| U17 World Championships

| -

| -

| 2

| Junior Asian Championships

| 3

| 2

| 2

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{{Medal|Competition| Olympic Games }} File:Olympic rings.svg

{{Medal|Bronze| 2024 Paris |57 kg}}

{{Medal|Competition|World Championships}}

{{Medal|Competition|Grand Prix}}

{{Medal|Gold|2024 Zagreb|57 kg}}

{{MedalGold|2022 Almaty|57 kg}}

{{Medal|Silver|2022 Veliko Tarnovo|57 kg}}

{{Medal|Silver| 2022 Tunis | 61 kg }}

{{MedalSilver|2024 Budapest|57 kg}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2022 Istanbul|57 kg}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2023 Zagreb|57 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}}

{{MedalBronze|2022 Hangzhou|57 kg}}

{{Medal|Competition|Asian Championships}}

{{Medal|Gold|2023 Astana|57 kg}}

{{Medal|Competition|U23 World Championships}}

{{Medal|Gold|2022 Pontevedra|57 kg}}

{{Medal|Competition|U17 World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2021 Budapest|48 kg}}

{{MedalBronze|2018 Zagreb|51 kg}}

{{MedalBronze|2019 Sofia|55 kg}}

{{Medal|Competition|Junior Asian Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2019 Astana|55 kg}}

{{MedalGold|2022 Bishkek|57 kg}}

{{MedalGold|2022 Bishkek|57 kg}}

{{MedalSilver|2019 Taichung|41 kg}}

{{MedalSilver|2023 Bishkek|80 kg}}

{{MedalBronze|2022 Manama|57 kg}}

{{MedalBronze|2022 Manama|57 kg}}

}}

Aman Sehrawat (born 16 July 2003){{Cite web |last=Iyer |first=Rahul |date=1 September 2024 |title=Aman Sehrawat: The Rise of India's Youngest Olympic Champion |url=https://www.leaderbiography.com/aman-sehrawat-the-rise-of-indias-youngest-olympic-champion/ |access-date=5 September 2024 |website=Leader Biography}} is an Indian freestyle wrestler. He is the youngest Indian to win an individual Olympic medal, having secured a bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-09 |title=Aman Sehrawat vs Darian Cruz Wrestling Match Highlights: Aman Sehrawat Clinches Bronze; India Win Sixth Medal At Paris Olympics |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/aman-sehrawat-vs-darian-cruz-wrestling-bronze-medal-today-match-live-updates-india-at-paris-2024-olympics-liveblog-112409643 |access-date=2024-08-09 |website=Times Now |language=en}} Sehrawat has also won gold at U17 Asian Championships, U17 World Championships, U23 Asian Championships, U23 World Championships, and the Asian Wrestling Championships.{{Cite web |title=Aman Sehrawat one of the best wrestlers in the world: Coach Lalit Kumar |url=https://www.business-standard.com/amp/sports/olympics/aman-sehrawat-one-of-the-best-wrestlers-in-the-world-coach-lalit-kumar-124082900898_1.html |website=Business Standard}}

Early life

Sehrawat was born on 16 July 2003 in the village of Birohar, Haryana, where he initially took part in mud wrestling. Inspired by Sushil Kumar's silver medal win in the 2012 Summer Olympics, he enrolled at the Chhatrasal Stadium in North Delhi at the age of 10.{{cite news |title=Paris Olympics: Behind Aman Sehrawat's quest to step into the big shoes of Ravi Dahiya |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/how-a-timely-phone-call-from-sushil-kumar-cured-aman-sehrawats-indecisive-nature-on-the-mat-9462656/ |access-date=8 August 2024 |work=The Indian Express |date=19 July 2024 |language=en |archive-date=8 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808114914/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/how-a-timely-phone-call-from-sushil-kumar-cured-aman-sehrawats-indecisive-nature-on-the-mat-9462656/ |url-status=live }} He lost both of his parents at the age of 11. Following their deaths, Sehrawat and his younger sister, Puja, were taken in by their uncles. His uncle Sudhir revealed in an interview with Hindustan Times that Sehrawat struggled with depression and anxiety after his mother's death.{{cite news |last1=Saeed |first1=Umaima |title=Who is Aman Sehrawat? Know the inspiring journey of the young Indian wrestler bidding for bronze at the Paris Olympics 2024 |url=https://www.gqindia.com/content/who-is-aman-sehrawat-know-the-inspiring-journey-of-the-young-indian-wrestler-bidding-for-bronze-at-the-paris-olympics-2024 |access-date=14 February 2025 |work=GQ India |date=9 August 2024 |language=en-IN}} At the Chhatrasal Stadium, he was trained by Lalit Kumar.{{cite news |title=After Paris high, wrestler Aman resumes with Japan stint |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/others/after-paris-high-wrestler-aman-resumes-with-japan-stint-101731777614060.html |access-date=14 February 2025 |work=Hindustan Times |date=16 November 2024 |language=en-us}}

Career

In 2022, following his gold medal at the Under-23 Asian Championships, Sehrawat became the first-ever Indian to win a gold medal at the Under-23 World Championships.{{cite news |title=U23 World Wrestling championship: Aman Sehrawat wins first-ever gold for India |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/2022/Oct/23/u23-world-wrestling-championship-aman-sehrawat-wins-first-evergold-for-india-2511183.html |access-date=8 August 2024 |work=The New Indian Express |date=23 October 2022 |language=en}}

Sehrawat won his first National Championship title in 2021. He used to train under coach Lalit Kumar.

In April 2023, he won the gold medal at the 2023 Asian Wrestling Championships in Astana.{{cite web |last=Chettiar |first=Ronald |date=13 April 2023 |title=Asian Wrestling Championships 2023: Aman Sehrawat wins gold medal |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/asian-wrestling-championships-2023-astana-india-freestyle-day-5-results |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414065136/https://olympics.com/en/news/asian-wrestling-championships-2023-astana-india-freestyle-day-5-results |archive-date=14 April 2023 |access-date=6 October 2023 |website=Olympics.com}}{{cite web |last=Vasavda |first=Mihir |date=13 April 2023 |title=From losing parents in childhood to Asian gold – wrestler Aman Sehrawat follows in famous footsteps |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/sport-others/wrestler-aman-sehrawat-clinches-gold-at-asian-championship-8555022/ |access-date=6 October 2023 |website=The Indian Express}} He then won a bronze medal in the 57 kg category at the 2022 Asian Games.{{cite web |last=Selvaraj |first=Jonathan |date=17 May 2023 |title=Aman Sehrawat, the next wrestling sensation from Chhatrasal Stadium |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/wrestling/aman-sehrawat-indian-wrestler-profile-chhatrasal-stadium-paris-olympics/article66860052.ece |access-date=6 October 2023 |website=Sportstar}}{{cite web |last=Chhabria |first=Vinay |date=6 October 2023 |title=Who is Aman Sehrawat? Meet the wrestler who won a bronze medal in men's 57kg category at Asian Games 2023 |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/wrestling/news-who-aman-sehrawat-meet-wrestler-won-bronze-medal-men-s-57kg-category-asian-games-2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240808104912/https://www.sportskeeda.com/wrestling/news-who-aman-sehrawat-meet-wrestler-won-bronze-medal-men-s-57kg-category-asian-games-2023 |archive-date=8 August 2024 |access-date=6 October 2023 |website=Sportskeeda}}

In January 2024, he won the gold medal in the men's 57kg event at the Zagreb Open wrestling tournament, defeating all his opponents by technical superiority.{{cite news |title=Aman Sehrawat wins men's 57kg gold at Zagreb Open |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/wrestling/aman-sehrawat-wins-gold-mens-57kg-zagreb-open-2024-wfi-suspension-neutral-athlete/article67729506.ece |access-date=8 August 2024 |work=Sportstar |date=11 January 2024}}

Sehrawat competed at the 2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Istanbul and earned India a quota place for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.{{cite news |title=Aman Sehrawat earns the first Paris Olympics quota in men's wrestling |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/others/aman-sehrawat-earns-the-first-paris-olympics-quota-in-men-s-wrestling-101715454416943.html |access-date=8 August 2024 |work=Hindustan Times |date=12 May 2024 |archive-date=29 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240529042426/https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/others/aman-sehrawat-earns-the-first-paris-olympics-quota-in-men-s-wrestling-101715454416943.html |url-status=live }} The WFI picked him over Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Ravi Kumar Dahiya for the 2024 Olympics.{{cite news |last1=Roy |first1=Avishek |title=No selection trials in wrestling, Tokyo medallist Ravi Dahiya gutted |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/others/no-selection-trials-in-wrestling-tokyo-medallist-ravi-dahiya-gutted-101716310398664.html |access-date=8 August 2024 |work=Hindustan Times |date=22 May 2024 |archive-date=24 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240624134643/https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/others/no-selection-trials-in-wrestling-tokyo-medallist-ravi-dahiya-gutted-101716310398664.html |url-status=live }} He was the only Indian male wrestler to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics.{{cite news |title=Path to Paris: After takedown of his idol, Aman Sehrawat wants his Olympic medal |url=https://www.espn.in/wrestling/story/_/id/40499248/path-paris-aman-sehrawat-takedown-idol-ravi-dahiya-wants-olympic-medal |access-date=8 August 2024 |work=ESPN |date=6 July 2024 |language=en |archive-date=9 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240809183015/https://www.espn.in/wrestling/story/_/id/40499248/path-paris-aman-sehrawat-takedown-idol-ravi-dahiya-wants-olympic-medal |url-status=live }}

In the men's 57 kg event at the 2024 Olympics, he defeated Vladimir Egorov and Zelimkhan Abakarov via technical superiority, before losing to the top-seed Rei Higuchi in the semifinal.{{cite news |last1=Srivastava |first1=Shantanu |title=Aman loses in semi-final, in fray for bronze |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/olympics/aman-loses-in-semi-final-in-fray-for-bronze-101723139761475.html |access-date=9 August 2024 |work=Hindustan Times |date=8 August 2024 |archive-date=9 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240809183008/https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/olympics/aman-loses-in-semi-final-in-fray-for-bronze-101723139761475.html |url-status=live }} He won the bronze medal by defeating Darian Cruz 13–5, becoming the youngest Indian to win an individual Olympic medal at 21 years and 24 days.{{cite news |title=Paris 2024: Aman Sehrawat becomes youngest Indian to win an individual Olympic medal |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/olympics/paris-2024/news/aman-sehrawat-becomes-youngest-indian-olympic-medallist-21-years-record-list-pv-sindhu-vijender-singh-paris-2024-news/article68507246.ece |access-date=9 August 2024 |work=Sportstar |date=9 August 2024 |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Wrestling Results Book |url=https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/WRE/OG2024_WRE_B99_WRE-------------------------------.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811181048/https://olympics.com/OG2024/pdf/OG2024/WRE/OG2024_WRE_B99_WRE-------------------------------.pdf |archive-date=11 August 2024 |access-date=12 August 2024 |website=2024 Summer Olympics}}

Performance record

class="wikitable"

! colspan="7" |{{Bronze3}} Bronze Medal at 57 kg

width="30" |Res.

! width="30" |Record

! width="220" |Opponent

! width="60" |Score

! width="100" |Date

! width="180" |Event

! width="120" |Location

bgcolor="99FB98"|Win

| 32–7

|{{Flag athlete|Darian Cruz|Puerto Rico|code=PUR}}

|13-5

| rowspan="4" |8-9 Aug 2024

| rowspan="4" | 2024 Summer Olympics

| rowspan="4" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Paris

bgcolor="ffa07a"|Loss

| 31–7

|{{Flag athlete|Rei Higuchi|Japan|code=JPN}}

|0-10

bgcolor="99FB98"|Win

| 31–6

|{{Flag athlete|Zelimkhan Abakarov|Albania|code=ALB}}

|12-0

bgcolor="99FB98"|Win

| 30–6

|{{Flag athlete|Vladimir Egorov|Macedonia|code=MKD}}

|10-0

colspan="7" |Qualified at 57 kg
bgcolor="99FB98"|Win

|29-6

|{{flagathlete|Han Chang-song|PRK}}

|12-2

| rowspan="3" |11-12 May 2024

| rowspan="3" |2024 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament

| rowspan="3" |{{flagicon|TUR}} Istanbul

bgcolor="99FB98"|Win

|28-6

|{{flagathlete|Andriy Yatsenko|UKR}}

|12-2

bgcolor="99FB98"|Win

|27-6

|{{flagathlete|Georgi Vangelov|BUL}}

|10-4

colspan="7" |{{gold1}} Gold Medal at 57 kg
bgcolor="99FB98"|Win

|26-6

|{{flagathlete|Zou Wanhao|CHN}}

|10-0

| rowspan="4" |10 January 2024

| rowspan="4" |2024 Grand Prix Zagreb Open

| rowspan="4" |{{flagicon|CRO}} Zagreb

bgcolor="99FB98"|Win

|25-6

|{{flagathlete|Roberti Dingashvili|GEO}}

|11-0

bgcolor="99FB98"|Win

|24-6

|{{flagathlete|Zane Richards|USA}}

|11-0

bgcolor="99FB98"|Win

|23-6

|{{flagathlete|Muhammet Karavuş|TUR}}

|15-4

colspan="7" |{{Bronze3}} Bronze Medal at 57 kg
bgcolor="99FB98"|Win

|22-6

|{{flagathlete|Liu Minghu|CHN}}

|11-0

| rowspan="4" |6 October 2023

| rowspan="4" |2022 Asian Games

| rowspan="4" |{{flagicon|CHN}} Hangzhou

bgcolor="ffa07a"|Loss

|21-6

|{{flagathlete|Toshihiro Hasegawa|JPN}}

|10-12

bgcolor="99FB98"|Win

|21-5

|{{flagathlete|Ebrahim Khari|IRI}}

|19-8

bgcolor="99FB98"|Win

|20-5

|{{flagathlete|Kim Sunggwon|KOR}}

|6-1

colspan="7" |11th at 57 kg
bgcolor="ffa07a"|Loss

|19-5

|{{flagathlete|Zelimkhan Abakarov|ALB}}

|0-11

| rowspan="2" |9 - 14 April 2023

| rowspan="2" |2023 World Wrestling Championships

| rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|SRB}} Belgrade

bgcolor="99FB98"|Win

|19-4

|{{flagathlete|Igor Chichioi|MDA}}

|11-0

colspan="7" |11th at 61 kg
bgcolor="ffa07a"|Loss

|18-4

|{{flagathlete|Pankaj Malik|IND}}

|1-8

|4 June 2023

|2023 Kaba Uulu Kozhomkul & Raatbek Sanatbaev Tournament

|{{flagicon|KGZ}} Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

colspan="7" |{{gold1}} Gold Medal at 57 kg
bgcolor="99FB98"|Win

|18-3

|{{flagathlete|Almaz Smanbekov|KGZ}}

|9-4

| rowspan="3" |13 April 2023

| rowspan="3" |2023 Asian Wrestling Championships

| rowspan="3" |{{flagicon|KAZ}} Astana, Kazakhstan

bgcolor="99FB98"|Win

|17-3

|{{flagathlete|Zou Wanhao|CHN}}

|7-4

bgcolor="99FB98"|Win

|16-3

|{{flagathlete|Rikuto Arai|JPN}}

|7-1

colspan="7" |{{Bronze3}} Bronze Medal at 57 kg
bgcolor="99FB98"|Win

|15-3

|{{flagathlete|Zane Richards|USA}}

|10-4

| rowspan="4" |1 February 2023

| rowspan="4" |2023 Grand Prix Zagreb Open

| rowspan="4" |{{flagicon|CRO}} Zagreb

bgcolor="ffa07a"|Loss

|14-3

|{{flagathlete|Yuto Nishiuchi|JPN}}

|5-15

bgcolor="99FB98"|Win

|14-2

|{{flagathlete|Roberti Dingashvili|GEO}}

|11-8

bgcolor="99FB98"|Win

|13-2

|{{flagathlete|Liu Minghu|CHN}}

|8-2

colspan="7" |{{silver2}} Silver Medal at 61 kg
bgcolor="99FB98"|Win

|12-2

|{{flagathlete|Süleyman Atlı|TUR}}

|12-2

| rowspan="4" |17 July 2022

| rowspan="4" |2022 Zouhaier Sghaier Ranking Series

| rowspan="4" |{{flagicon|TUN}} Tunis

bgcolor="99FB98"|Win

|11-2

|{{flagathlete|Nebi Uzun|TUR}}

|11-4

bgcolor="ffa07a"|Loss

|10-2

|{{flagathlete|Seth Gross|USA}}

|2-11

bgcolor="99FB98"|Win

|9-1

|{{flagathlete|Assylzhan Yesengeldi|KAZ}}

|5-0

colspan="7" |{{gold1}} Gold Medal at 57 kg
bgcolor="99FB98"|Win

|8-1

|{{flagathlete|Merey Bazarbayev|KAZ}}

|10-9

| rowspan="4" |5 June 2022

| rowspan="4" |2022 Bolat Turlykhanov Cup

| rowspan="4" |{{flagicon|KAZ}} Almaty, Kazakhstan

bgcolor="99FB98"|Win

|7-1

|{{flagathlete|Zhakhongir Akhmajanov|KAZ}}

|5-0

bgcolor="99FB98"|Win

|6-1

|{{flagathlete|Abdumalik Karachov|KGZ}}

|10-0

bgcolor="99FB98"|Win

|5-1

|{{flagathlete|Meirambek Kartbay|KAZ}}

|15-12

colspan="7" |{{Bronze3}} Bronze Medal at 57 kg
bgcolor="99FB98"|Win

|4-1

|{{flagathlete|Guesseppe Villarroel|ECU}}

|10-2, Fall

| rowspan="4" |27 February 2022

| rowspan="4" |2022 Yasar Dogu Tournament

| rowspan="4" |{{flagicon|TUR}} Istanbul

bgcolor="ffa07a"|Loss

|3-1

|{{flagathlete|Beka Bujiashvili|GEO}}

|10-16

bgcolor="99FB98"|Win

|2-0

|{{flagathlete|Zandanbudyn Zanabazar|MGL}}

|10-5

bgcolor="99FB98"|Win

|1-0

|{{flagathlete|Daulet Temirzhanov|KAZ}}

|15-4

Awards and nominations

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|+

!Year

!Award

!Category

!Result

!Ref.

2024

|Indian Sports Honours

|Sportsman of the Year

|{{nom}}

|

rowspan=3|2025

|Arjuna Award

|Outstanding Performance in Sports

|{{won}}

|{{Cite news |title=Complete list of winners of Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, Dronacharya Award: Bhaker, Gukesh and more |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/complete-list-of-winners-of-khel-ratna-arjuna-award-dronacharya-award-bhaker-gukesh-and-more/articleshow/116880972.cms |access-date=2025-01-02 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}

rowspan=2|Times of India Sports Awards

|Wrestler of the Year Male

|{{won}}

|{{Cite news |date=2025-02-22 |title=TOISA 2024: D Gukesh, Manu Bhaker bag top honours in celebration of sporting excellence |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/toisa-2024-d-gukesh-manu-bhaker-bag-top-honours-in-celebration-of-sporting-excellence/articleshow/118484754.cms |access-date=2025-02-22 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}

Emerging Sportsperson of the Year

|{{won}}

|

References

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External links

  • [https://uww.org/athletes-results/aman-aman-1447-profile Aman Aman] at United World Wrestling
  • {{UWW|aman-aman|Aman Aman|archive=20230417154618}}
  • {{IWD|1BBC43BC003B4B449C41319DF5E89248|Aman Aman}}
  • [https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/aman-aman_1931496 Aman Aman] at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
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  • {{Instagram}}

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Category:Living people

Category:2003 births

Category:Indian male sport wrestlers

Category:Sport wrestlers from Haryana

Category:People from Jhajjar district

Category:Asian Wrestling Championships medalists

Category:Wrestlers at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Category:Olympic wrestlers for India

Category:Wrestlers at the 2022 Asian Games

Category:Asian Games medalists in wrestling

Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for India

Category:Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games

Category:Olympic bronze medalists for India

Category:Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Category:Olympic medalists in wrestling

Category:21st-century Indian people

Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award