Arokia Rajiv: Difference between revisions

Rajiv began his career as a [[long jump]]er before taking to [[400 metres]].<ref name=ind/> At the [[2019 Asian Championship]], he Finished 4th Place, clocking 45.37 seconds in the final.<ref>https://www.aac2019.com/index.php/results?format=raw&sub_folder=%2Fday%202%20afternoon&task=download&file=400m%20Men%20-%20Final.PDF {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> In the process, he bettered his previous best of 45.92 seconds, which he had achieved at the Asian Games in [[Incheon]] on 28 th September 2014.<ref>[[Athletics at the 2014 Asian Games – Men's 400 metres]]</ref> Enrolled into the 8th Battalion of the Madras Regiment of Indian Army on March 15, 2011, Subedar Arokia Rajiv was honoured by the President of India Ram Nath Kovind in New Delhi with the prestigious Arjuna Award for his outstanding contribution in Athletics in 2017. Subedar Arokia Rajiv becomes the second Arjuna Awardee from the Madras Regiment after Havildar Peter Thangaraj who had received the Award for his outstanding achievements as India’s football goalkeeper.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2017/aug/30/proud-nation-honours-madras-regimental-centre-personnel-arokia-rajiv-with-arjuna-award-1649976.html| title = Proud nation honours Arokia Rajiv with Arjuna award- The New Indian Express}}</ref>