Dakshya Joshi, a 12-year-old boy from Udham Singh Nagar, who got a silver medal in cycling and a bronze medal in one-km race in Special Olympic World Summer Games-2015 held in los Angeles from July 24, was honoured in Udham Singh Nagar.
Pankaj Kumar Pandey, district magistrate, Udham Singh Nagar, honoured Joshi at a function held at the collectorate campus, Rudrapur in Udham Singh Nagar.
Congratulating Dakshya on his achievements, Pandey said that Dakshya has not just made India proud with his success in sports but also Uttarakhand. Joshi, son of l M Joshi, returned from his US tour on August 6.
Among others, his school Principal Madhuri Awashthi and some locals were present on the occasion.