By Akshi Aggarwal Indian Sports News Adversity brings the best out of you, provided you are prepared to fight and Prashant Karmakar has been doing that ever since he lost his right arm in a road accident when he was just seven-year-old. He fought all odds and showed that he had the relentless drive of a remarkable swimmer with loads of commitment, courage, personal pride and strength of mind.
Like many, he would have taken it to be the end of life, but his daring spirit and passion for swimming took him all the way to glory. He was 16 when he started his swimming career and in the 14 years journey, he has seen enough ups and downs of life. Since 2001, he has been India’s leading Para swimmer and has won 30 international medals so far. Ranked third in Asia, Prashant also won a bronze at the International German Swimming Championship for the Disabled in June last year and winning the Arjuna Award this year was a crowning glory of his career.
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