Harvinder Singh

Started: He took up the sport in 2012. (paralympic.org, 29 Oct 2019) Reason: He first saw people practising archery while at university. He was inspired to take up Para archery after watching the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (paralympic.org, 29 Oct 2019) Ambition: To win a medal at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (thebridge.in, 18 Dec 2023) Milestones: He became the first Para archer representing India to win a medal at the Paralympic Games when he claimed bronze in the men's individual recurve open event at the 2020 Games in Tokyo. (SportsDeskOnline, 25 Aug 2023) Awards: In 2022 he was a recipient of the Bhim Award, the highest sporting honour given by the government of Haryana state in India. (tribuneindia.com, 24 Jun 2022) In 2021 he received the Arjuna Award from the government of India. The award is the second-highest sporting honour given by the government of India. (worldarchery.sport, 19 Nov 2021) Additional Info: MOTHER'S MEDAL DEDICATION He dedicated his gold medal at the 2018 Asian Para Games in Indonesia to his late mother, who died shortly before the start of the Games. "I lost my mother just 20 days before the competition, so I felt a lot of pressure, mentally. I have lost many things in my life, even my mother, so I had to take a medal from there and luckily I won. All that is because of my hard work and the blessings of my mother." (paralympic.org, 29 Oct 2019) FURTHER EDUCATION He has completed a doctorate in economics at Punjabi University in Patiala, India. (paralympic.org, 23 May 2020)