Tokyo Paralympics: India’s top archer Harvinder Singh has won a bronze medal in the men’s individual recurve open at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo. He was defeated in the semi-finals, then contested for the bronze.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Singh on winning the bronze medal. In a tweet he said: “”Excellent performance by @ArcherHarvinder. He displayed great skill and determination, which resulted in his medal winnings. Congratulations to him on winning the historic bronze medal. proud of her. Best wishes to him for the future. #Paralympics #Praise4Para”
Olympic gold medalist Abhinav Bindra also congratulated Singh for inscribing his name in the history books. Taking to Twitter, Bindra wrote: “Another one for India, this time in Archery @ArcherHarvinder wins bronze in men’s individual recurve at the #Tokyo2020 Paralympics. Many congratulations on the historic achievement! #Praise4Para.”
Singh lost in the semi-finals to Kevin Mather of America. The United States (USA) Kevin Mather defeated the Indian 6-4 in the semi-final at the Yumenoshima Final Field.
Mather opened the semi-finals off to a fine start as the American archer set a brilliant 8, 10, 10 to clinch the first set. He tried to continue that momentum but Harvinder forced the American archer to share the fault in the second and third sets.
The fourth set was nerve-wracking as Harvinder shot 8, 9, 8 in the first three arrows.
The American archer who had shot 9, 9 in the first two shots had a chance to win the match by shooting 8, but Mather fell under the pressure and hit a very poor six to keep the match level.
In the decider, Kevin scored a brilliant 10, 7, 9 and the Indian scored 7, 9, 8, as a result, it was the American who entered the finals of the competition. Later Harvinder will play bronze medal match.
Earlier in the quarter-finals, Harvinder defeated Germany’s Mack Zsarszewski 6–2 to reach the semi-finals.
(with inputs from agencies)
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