Major Ashok Kumar Singh is the first physically handicapped yachtsman to sail around the world in a yacht. He was awarded the President’s Gold Medal at the NDA, and the Sword of Honour as well as the President’s Gold Medal at the IMA. He has been decorated with the Kirti Chakra and the Sena Medal for gallantry by the army, and the President of India’s Tenzing Norgay National Award for adventure.
