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From Quitting Archery To Paralympic Champ: How Harvinder Singh Changed His Fate To Become Para Archery Icon
World Archery Para Championships: Harvinder Singh, the Paris Paralympics gold medallist para archer, who was conferred with the prestigious Padma Shri, disclosed that he had quit archery three years after taking up the sport but made a comeback following his coach's advice, which involved changing his event from compound to recurve archery.
A medal in Paris was Harvinder's second Paralympics medal after previously winning the historic bronze in Tokyo Games. Three years after winning India’s first Paralympic archery medal, Harvinder made more history by earning the country’s first gold in the sport at the Paris Games last year.
In 1992, at just 18 months old, Harvinder fell ill due to dengue fever and a local doctor administered him with an injection, which led to an impingement in his left leg. However, this setback did not deter him from dreaming big.
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