hiː wʌz ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd ðɪ ˈɑːɹdʒuːnə ɐwˈɔːɹd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks ænd wˈʌn ɐ ɡˈoʊld mˈɛdəl æt ðə mˈæntʃɛstɚ kˈɑːmənwˌɛlθ ɡˈeɪmz æz wˈɛl æz mˈɛni ˈʌðɚɹ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl mˈɛdəlz æɾ ˈeɪʒən ænd wˈɜːld lˈɛvəl kˌɑːmpətˈɪʃənz.
He was awarded the Arjuna award in 1996 and won a gold medal at the Manchester Commonwealth Games as well as many other international medals at Asian and world level competitions.