Archive · 2 Sep 2025
Paralympic Athletes to Return Awards Over Broken Job Promises
Two athletes who won medals for India in sports for people with disabilities are upset.
They were promised jobs and money by the government of Madhya Pradesh, but they never got them.
One of them, Kapil Parmar, won a bronze medal in judo at the Paralympics and several other medals.
Prachi Yadav is a paracanoe athlete and has won several medals as well.
They both won awards, but now they want to return them because they don't feel supported.
They feel it would have been better if they were from a different state.
They are disappointed that they are not receiving the help they need.
Kapil Parmar, a para-judo athlete, won India’s first Paralympic medal in the sport.
Parmar was promised a government job and 1 crore rupees by the Madhya Pradesh government.
Prachi Yadav, a paracanoe athlete, won a bronze medal in the 2022 Paralympic World Cup.
Both athletes were awarded the Arjuna Award.
The athletes are returning their awards due to unfulfilled promises of jobs and financial support.
- Who
- Paralympic athletes Kapil Parmar and Prachi Yadav
- What
- Plan to return Arjuna Awards due to unfulfilled job promises from the Madhya Pradesh government.
- When
- The athletes are taking this action after alleged broken promises.
- Where
- Madhya Pradesh
- Why
- The athletes feel the government hasn't provided promised jobs or financial support, leading to their decision.
- Athletes
- Kapil Parmar and Prachi Yadav
- Sport
- Para-Judo and Paracanoe
- Awards
- Arjuna Award and Vikram Award
- Broken Promise
- Government jobs and financial support
- Parmar's Achievements
- Bronze at 2024 Paralympics, gold at 2019 Commonwealth Championships
- Yadav's Achievement
- Bronze medal in 2022 Paralympic World Cup