Joma Akter

Started: She was introduced to Para sport at the Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP) in Savar, Bangladesh. She first took up wheelchair basketball before switching to Para archery in 2023. (thedailystar.net, 09 Mar 2024) Reason: She switched from wheelchair basketball to Para archery. Two months after her initial archery training, she competed at the 2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China [which took place in October 2023]. "I can't express in words how it felt. I competed against national-level archers and even beat them. It gave me a lot of confidence that I can do well in abroad as well." (thedailystar.net, 09 Mar 2024) Ambition: To win a medal at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (bangladeshpost.net, 10 Mar 2024) Awards: She and fellow archer Al Amin Hossain were flag bearers for Bangladesh at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (medias.paris2024.org, 28 Aug 2024)