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'''Anand Arnold''' (born 1987) is the first wheelchair bodybuilder of [[India]]. He is from [[Ludhiana]], [[Punjab]].<ref name=":0">[https://metro.co.uk/2015/04/18/man-paralysed-by-cancer-at-the-age-of-15-goes-on-to-become-champion-bodybuilder-5155548 Man paralysed by cancer at the age of 15 goes on to become champion bodybuilder]<br /></ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/theres-no-stopping-indias-own-anand-arnold-indias-first-wheelchair-bodybuilder-who-overcame-both-cancer-and-paralysis-to-win-more-than-40-titles-232064.html|title=He Beat Both Cancer And Paralysis To Become India's First Wheelchair Bodybuilder|date=2015-04-21|website=indiatimes.com|language=en|access-date=2019-08-17}}</ref> In 2018, he won the [[Mr. Olympia]] (Wheelchair) title.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/want-to-mentor-people-from-humble-backgrounds-mary-kom/article27582954.ece|title=Want to mentor people from humble backgrounds: Mary Kom|last=Bagga|first=Bhrigu|date=2019-06-06|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-08-17|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/how-exercise-affects-your-mental-strength/article19534344.ece|title=The 1 habit of mentally strong people|last=Murthy|first=Neeraja|date=2017-08-21|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-08-20|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

Anand Arnold was born to Arnold in 1987.<ref name=":0" /> At the age of 13, Arnold won the first bodybuilding title. Two years later, he was diagnosed with [[spinal tumor|spinal cancer]], leading to paralysis from the neck down. After three years of being confined to the bed, he resumed training while confined to the wheelchair.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/true-stories/anand-arnold-overcame-paralysis-from-cancer-to-become-bodybuilding-champion-and-mr-india-three-times/news-story/4e1e531bd185b55864a396194d43ca51|title=Paralysed man becomes bodybuilding champ|date=2015-04-18|website=NewsComAu|access-date=2019-08-17}}</ref> Arnold has won the Mr. India (Wheelchair) title four times, and the Mr. Punjab (Wheelchair) title twelve times.<ref>[https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jalandhar/spinal-injury-survivors-remain-unfazed-by-their-sufferings/570046.html Spinal injury survivors remain unfazed by their suffering]</ref> In 2015, the biography titled ''Weightless: A True Story Of Courage And Determination'' was written by the American author, Allen Woodman.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/lifestyle/people/story/muscle-on-wheels-anand-arnold-262692-2015-09-13|title=Muscle On Wheels: Story of India's first wheelchair-bound bodybuilder|last=September 13|last2=September 14|first2=2015UPDATED|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2019-08-17|last3=Ist|first3=2015 11:44}}</ref>