Rakesh Kumar (Paralympian)
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Nationality | Indian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 13 January 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Paralympic athletics, Para-archery | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Men's Individual Compound Open | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Kuldeep Vedwan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rakesh Kumar (born 13 January 1985)[1] is an Indian Paralympian archer[2] competing in the Men's Individual Compound Open.
Career
[edit]He represented India at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, held in Tokyo, Japan.[3][4] He won a gold medal in the men's compound open section of the 7th Fazza Para Archery World Ranking Tournament, which was held in Dubai in February 2021.[5][6] Kumar is the highest-ranked compound archer in India with a world rankings of No. 11.[3]
Rakesh was part of the team that won a gold medal in the team competition at the European Circuit 2nd leg in the year 2018 and won a bronze medal in the mixed team event at the 5th Fazza Para Archery World Ranking Tournament in the year 2019.[3]
He was trained at the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board's Sports Complex and he is native of Katra, Jammu.[7] In September 2021, the Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha felicitated Rakesh Kumar for his performance in the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.[8][7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "KUMAR Rakesh". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "From suicide attempts to winning gold medals: The inspiring journey of para-archer Rakesh Kumar". Times of India. 28 February 2021.
- ^ a b c "Archer Rakesh Kumar overcomes depression, ready to shine at Tokyo Paralympics". New Indian Express. 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Tokyo Paralympics: Archer Rakesh Kumar storms into pre-quarters, Shyam Sundar Swami bows out in Round 2". India Today. 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Gold for Rakesh, mixed doubles pair in Fazza world ranking tournament". Hindustan Times. 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Indian para-archers ensure one gold, two silver at Fazza World Ranking tournament". Hindustan Times. 25 February 2021.
- ^ a b "LG hands over rights certificates to tribals". Hindustan Times. 18 September 2021.
- ^ "उपराज्यपाल मनोज सिन्हा ने पैरा ओलिंपियन राकेश कुमार, ज्योति बालियान को सम्मानित किया" (in Hindi). Dainik Jagran. 18 September 2021.
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