Murlikant Petkar won India's first Paralympic gold medal, in 1972, in

Explanation

1. 01

   Murlikant Petkar, a soldier disabled in the 1965 war, won the 50 m freestyle swimming event at Heidelberg in 1972 in a world-record time.

2. 02

   He had been a boxer before his injury, which is why boxing is offered here.

3. 03

   He received the Padma Shri in 2018.