D. P. Singh (runner), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Indian soldier and disabled runner
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Place of Birth: Jagadhri, Haryana, India
About D. P. Singh (runner)
- Major D.P.
- Singh is a retired officer of the Indian Army.
- He is a Kargil War veteran and is known as the India's first blade runner.
- After his amputation, he gradually started running using a prosthetic limb and has run in 26 half marathons in his running career.
- This includes 3 HM in extreme high altitude as high as 11700 ft in Leh.
- The Limca Book of Records added his name to their "People of the Year 2016" list.
- In 2018, Govt of India, Ministry of social justice and empowerment conferred him with National award for persons with disabilities under Role model category.
- In 2019 he was conferred with coveted civilian award, CavinKare Ability Mastery award in recognition of excellence achieved against all odds.
- He was taken as Ambassador by Indian army for year 2018, which was the year dedicated to soldiers who got disabled in line of duty.
- In 2019, he wrote another chapter in history when he became the 1st solo Skydiver among persons with disabilities in whole Asia.
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