 Kumar in 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 January 1985 Katra, Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Para-archery |
| Event(s) | Compound |
| Coached by | Kuldeep Vedwan |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Highest world ranking | 1 (2024) |
| Personal best(s) | 1399 WR PR (2024) |
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Rakesh Kumar (born 13 January 1985) is an Indian compound para-archer.[1][2] He won a bronze medal in the mixed team compound event at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.[3] Kumar has also won gold medals at the 2022 Asian Para Games and the 2023 World Championships in the same event.
Career[edit | edit source]
He represented India at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, held in Tokyo, Japan.[4][5] 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.[6][7] Kumar is the highest-ranked compound archer in India with a world rankings of No. 1.[8]
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.[4]
He was trained at the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board's Sports Complex and he is native of Katra, Jammu.[9] 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.[10][9]
He also represented India in the 2024 Paris Paralympics, in which he won the bronze medal in the mixed team compound open with Sheetal Devi.
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Sportstar, Team (14 August 2024). "India at Paris Paralympics 2024: Complete list of 84 athletes at Paralympic Games". Sportstar. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "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.
- ↑ ANI (21 August 2021). "Archer Rakesh Kumar overcomes depression, ready to shine at Tokyo Paralympics". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "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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