Harvinder Singh of India competes in the men's Individual Recurve Open, during the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, France.
Tokyo Paralympics bronze-medallist Harvinder Singh scripted history on Wednesday (September 4, 2024), becoming the first Indian archer to win a gold medal at the Paralympics or Olympics. He beat Poland's Lukasz Ciszek in a one-sided final 6-0 (28-24, 28-27, 29-25). The 33-year-old Indian won five back-to-back matches in a single day, showing neither fatigue nor nerves to clinch India's second medal in archery at the Paris 2024 Games. Both of Harvinder's legs are impaired owing to the side effects of dengue treatment that he underwent as a toddler.
Harvinder Singh of India competes in the men's Individual Recurve Open, during the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, France.
Harvinder Singh of India competes in the men's Individual Recurve Open, during the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, France.
Harvinder Singh of India celebrates on the podium after winning the gold medal in the men's Individual Recurve Open, during the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, France.
Harvinder Singh of India celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men's Individual Recurve Open, during the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, France.
Harvinder Singh of India celebrates on the podium after winning the gold medal in the men's Individual Recurve Open, during the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, France.
Harvinder Singh of India, gold medalist, right, and Lukasz Ciszek of Poland, silver medalist, celebrate on the podium after the men's Individual Recurve Open, during the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, France.
Harvinder Singh of India, center, Lukasz Ciszek of Poland, left, and Mohammad Reza Arab Amiri of Iran celebrate on the podium after the men's Individual Recurve Open, during the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, France.