We at Pixstory, are thrilled to celebrate discus thrower Seema Punia-Antil, who has been conferred with the Arjuna Award during the National Sports Awards ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan, the official residence of the President of India, on November 30th, 2022.

Punia-Antil has been documenting her story as an athlete on Pixstory from the inception of our app, and we are grateful that our platform’s commitment to being a safe space has resonated with her storytelling journey.

Follow Punia-Antil’s journey:

How I hooked on discus throw - From hoping to study in English Medium School to family's 'NO'

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Punia-Antil is the country’s only athlete to win medals in four successive Commonwealth Games. Her first Commonwealth Games was in 2006 Melbourne Games, where she won silver, followed by 2010 New Delhi CWG (bronze), 2014 Glasgow (silver) and 2018 Gold Coast (silver). Tokyo is her fourth Olympics for Seema. She competed for the first time in the quadrennial games in 2004 Athens, then 2012 London, 2016 Rio and 2021 Tokyo.

The Arjuna Awards for Outstanding Performance in Sports and Games, is among the highest sporting honors in India.