Which Indian athlete won the first-ever Paralympic gold in archery at the Paris 2024 Paralympics?
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Harvinder Singh.
Harvinder Singh. He became the first Indian athlete to win a Paralympic gold medal in archery, by clinching the men’s individual recurve open title at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris.
Harvinder Singh: He had earlier won bronze at Tokyo 2020, which was India’s first Paralympic archery medal, and then elevated that to gold at Paris 2024.
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Sheetal Devi: A remarkable archer who uses her feet due to limb impairment, she won a bronze in the mixed compound event at Paris 2024 (with Rakesh Kumar), but did not win gold.
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Rakesh Kumar: He also won the bronze in the mixed compound archery event at Paris 2024 alongside Sheetal Devi, but again did not win gold.
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Vivek Chikara: He is not the athlete who won this particular historic gold; his name appears in other archery contexts, but not in this landmark gold-medal performance.
In summary, Harvinder Singh’s win marked a milestone for India in Paralympic archery — the first gold in that sport for the country.