K.M.Binu is a 26-year-old Keralite who has received the Arjuna Award for 2006 who is the only athlete in the honors list this year.

K M Binu had reached the semifinals of the 400m at the Athens Olympics, and in the process, broke the 34-year-old record held by the legendary Milkha Singh with his timing of 45.48 seconds. Binu had also claimed the silver medal in the 800m at the Busan Asian Games in 2002.In the Doha Asian Games in December 2006, K M Binugot silver medal in the 4x400 m relay. K M Binu also known as Beenamol had been bestowed with the country`s highest sports award, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, in 2002 and the Arjuna Award two years earlier.