Archer Harvinder hits bullseye

Harvinder Singh

Haryana's Harvinder Singh, 33, scripted history by becoming the first Indian archer to win a Paralympic gold on Wednesday night. Harvinder impaired his legs when a dengue treatment went wrong at the age of just one. He bagged Paralympic glory began with a bronze three years ago at the Tokyo Games. On Wednesday, he secured five back-to-back wins in a day to bag his second successive Paralympic medal in recurve open category.

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"I was shooting very well in practice, more than the world record in qualification. Here, I finished ninth [in the ranking round], and my confidence went a little bit down. Anyway, I focused on the matches," Harvinder was quoted as saying by ‘World Archery'.

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