{"id":662065,"date":"2024-09-06T15:57:47","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T19:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/?p=662065"},"modified":"2024-09-06T15:57:47","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T19:57:47","slug":"harvinder-singh-creates-history-with-indias-first-archery-gold-at-paris-paralympics-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/662065\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvinder Singh creates history with India\u2019s first Archery gold at Paris Paralympics 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-662066\" src=\"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/harvinder.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/>New Delhi: Harvinder Singh has etched his name in history by becoming the first Indian to win a gold medal in archery at the Paralympics. On September 4, 2024, Harvinder clinched gold in the men\u2019s individual recurve event at the Paris Paralympics, defeating Poland\u2019s Lukasz Ciszek in a flawless final, with a score of 6-0.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the day, Harvinder showcased his resilience and skill by making a remarkable comeback in the semi-finals. Trailing 1-3 against Iran\u2019s Mohammad Reza Arab Ameri, he turned the match around to secure a 7-3 victory, thus becoming the first Indian archer to reach the final in either the Olympics or Paralympics. His journey to the gold medal also saw him defeating Hector Julio Ramirez from Colombia, Setiawan Setiawan from Indonesia, and Tseng Lung-Hui from Chinese Taipei in the earlier rounds.<\/p>\n<p>Harvinder\u2019s final match against Ciszek was nothing short of spectacular. He displayed precision and composure, shooting four perfect 10s and five near-perfect 9s across three sets, securing India\u2019s first gold in archery at the Paralympic Games.<\/p>\n<p>This victory marks India\u2019s fourth gold and 22nd overall medal at the Paris Paralympics, propelling the nation to the 15th position in the medal tally. Harvinder Singh\u2019s historic win adds to India\u2019s best-ever performance at the Paralympics, as the country continues to accumulate record-breaking medals with a strong possibility of a top 20 finish.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/sportwalkmedia\/status\/1831389963901923368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1831389963901923368%7Ctwgr%5E8b1e736cbe087c21d1b8e77f3ca25687379f5a73%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.topindiannews.com%2Fsports%2Fharvinder-singh-creates-history-with-india-s-first-archery-gold-at-paris-paralympics-2024-news-23471<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A very special Gold in Para Archery!<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to Harvinder Singh for winning the Gold medal in the Men&#39;s Individual Recurve Open at the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Paralympics2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Paralympics2024<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>His precision, focus and unwavering spirit are outstanding. India is very happy with his accomplishment.\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CFFl8p7yP2\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/CFFl8p7yP2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/narendramodi\/status\/1831392818700398990?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">September 4, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi: Harvinder Singh has etched his name in history by becoming the first Indian to win a gold medal in archery at the Paralympics. On September 4, 2024, Harvinder clinched gold in the men\u2019s individual recurve event at the Paris Paralympics, defeating Poland\u2019s Lukasz Ciszek in a flawless final, with a score of 6-0. Earlier in the day, Harvinder showcased his resilience and skill by making a remarkable comeback in the semi-finals. Trailing 1-3 against Iran\u2019s Mohammad Reza Arab Ameri, he turned the match around to secure a 7-3&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":662066,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47741],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-662065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports-english"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=662065"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662065\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":662067,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662065\/revisions\/662067"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/662066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=662065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=662065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malayalamdailynews.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=662065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}