The Indian Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has announced that athletes winning gold medals at the Rio 2016 Paralympics will receive the same cash prize from the government as Olympic medallists.
Anil Kumar Singh, a 65-year-old Chemistry professor, finally got a gold medal for Inorganic Chemistry that he had been waiting for since the past 44 years. All thanks to his perseverance and an RTI query.
Inderjeet Singh, hailing from Haryana, has constantly been doing India proud by keeping alive his brilliant winning streak. His most recent and more phenomenal win was the history making gold win at the World University Games.