New Delhi: Indian archer Rakesh Kumar together with Sheetal Devi did wonders in Paris Paralympics on Monday. Rakesh gained the bronze medal within the combined crew compound open archery occasion. Within the bronze medal match, Rakesh and his pair collectively created historical past by defeating Italy’s Matteo Bonacina and Eleonora Sarti 156-155. Earlier than this, solely Harvinder Singh had gained bronze in three Tokyo archery medals for India. In such a scenario, everybody now desires to know who’s Rakesh Kumar who together with Sheetal Devi has aimed on the bronze medal in Paris.
Rakesh Kumar is a resident of Katra district of Jammu and Kashmir. Rakesh is a compound open para-archer. Rakesh was born in an strange household. His father works as a carpenter whereas his mom is a housewife. In 2010, each his legs grew to become ineffective in an accident, after which he’s on a wheelchair. After the highway accident, Rakesh was going by way of a severe life and confronted many difficulties to reside life. There was a time when he was pondering of committing suicide, however he dealt with himself and targeted on archery and right now he is among the high para athletes within the nation.
Coach Kuldeep Yadav acknowledged Rakesh’s expertise and skilled him. In 2017, when an archery heart was arrange on the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board Sports activities Complicated, Kuldeep Kumar informed Rakesh about archery. After this, Rakesh by no means seemed again. Nevertheless, making a profession in archery was not straightforward for him. He was very upset attributable to monetary constraints, then he was helped by Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board. He was given a month-to-month allowance after which he was in a position to concentrate on archery.
Achievements of Rakesh Kumar
Rakesh Kumar had proved his taking pictures prowess in lots of huge occasions earlier than the Paris Paralympics. Rakesh gained the gold medal within the combined crew within the Asian Para Video games 2022, whereas he gained silver in singles and males’s crew. On the World Archery Para Championship 2023, Rakesh once more gained the gold medal within the combined crew. Aside from this, within the Asian Para Archery Championship in 2023, Rakesh gained gold in singles and combined crew.