Asian Para Games 2018: Harvinder Singh wins India's first-ever para-archery gold

Harvinder Singh from Punjab won India's first-ever gold in the ongoing Asian Para Games 2018 at Jakarta in Indonesia. Harvinder Singh is currently pursuing PhD from Punjabi University in Patiala.“I want to dedicate this gold medal to my mother. She passed away just 1 month ago,” Harvinder Singh said while talking to a news channel after the win.

Congratulations to Mr. HARVINDER SINGH - Won Gold Medal in Archery - Men's Individual Recurve Open - W2/ST at #AsianParaGames2018 Jakarta, Indonesia @Rao_InderjitS @Media_SAI @ParaShoot_India @Ra_THORe @TCGEHLOT pic.twitter.com/wNQ1fFg0aZ

— Paralympic India (@ParalympicIndia) October 10, 2018

Cricketer Harbhajan Singh also took to Twitter to congratulate Harvinder Singh on his win.

India’s first ever gold in #ParaArchery at the #AsianParaGames!!#HarvinderSingh wins gold medal 🥇in men’s individual open recurve W2/ST at the @asianpg2018. 

@ParalympicIndia @india_archery #AsianParaGames2018 pic.twitter.com/8Ph6SlP6oV

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) October 10, 2018