Prasanta Karmakar- A Real All Rounder

Prasanta Karmakar is an Indian Para swimmer, Cyclist, Humanitarian..... an all rounder in true sense. He was born in Kolkata, West Bengal on * December 1980. He currently represents Haryana at the National level.

As a Swimmer:-

Prasanta Karmakar first came in limelight in the World Swimming Championships in Argentina, 2003 where he won a medal. With that he became the first Indian to achieve the feat. After that his run continues ahead for the medals, glories and victories. He has won medals in many national & international events like IWAS, 2010 Asian Para Games, National Paralympics meet etc. His bronze in the 2010 Commonwealth Games, is India’s first ever medal in aquatics at the Commonwealth Games.

He holds the Asian record in 50m Butterfly, 50m Breaststroke and 50m Backstroke.
He holds the National Record in 50m Freestyle, 100m Freestyle, 100m Backstroke and 200m Individual Medley.

As a Cyclist:-

Prasanta Karmakar took part in Asian Para Cycling Championship in March 2013 and won 2 gold medals. He was the only Indian to achieve such feat in the 2013 tournament.

As a Humanitarian:-

It is every athlete’s dream to play in the Olympics but Prasanta Karmakar opted out of the Paralympics in London (2012) to make way for young Sharath Gayakwad.

As a mentor:-

In India, most of the para sports’ associations have a very low budget and so players don’t get much facilities but as a senior player/ mentor Prasanta Karmakar has always supported the upcoming players and paved the way to excellence.

In 2010, Prasanta Karmakar was honoured with the Arjuna Award in the disabled sports category.