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.
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.