The Indian team excelled at the 2026 Asian Para Games in the field of archery. The Indian archers Harvinder Singh and Vijay Sundi clinched the gold medal in men’s recurve doubles category. The Indian duo managed to beat the Chinese team 5-1 to secure the gold medal position. On the other hand, in the women’s recurve doubles event, the Indian archers Bhavna Chaudhary and Pooja Jatyan had to settle with the silver medal after losing to the Chinese archers 0-6.

Harvinder Singh and Vijay Sundi beat the Chinese duo Duo Yun and Zhao Lixue 5-1 in the final of the men’s para-recurve doubles event. The event took place at Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square in Nagoya. In the final, the Indian duo played excellently to claim the gold medal. The first set ended in a tie with scores of 35-35. In the second set, the Indians scored 37-36 and 38-36 in the third set respectively. Harvinder and Vijay won the title by winning two consecutive sets.

In the women's para-recurve doubles final, India's Bhavna Chaudhary and Pooja Jatyan lost 0-6 to China's Gao Zihan and Wang Xueqian. The Indian pair trailed the Chinese archers in all three sets. India scored 31 points in the first set, 30 in the second, and 29 in the third. The Chinese pair won the gold medal, scoring 38, 35, and 39 points respectively. With this defeat, Bhavna and Pooja won the silver medal, leaving India with a gold and a silver medal in archery.

Harvinder Singh was born on February 25, 1991, in Kaithal, Haryana. Hailing from a farmer family in Ajit Nagar, Harvinder contracted dengue when he was one and a half years old and received injections to treat it. Unfortunately, the side effects of these injections resulted in loss of mobility in his legs.

Despite initial challenges, he took up archery and placed seventh on his debut at the 2017 Para Archery World Championships. He then won a gold medal at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Para Games. During the lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, his father converted their farm into an archery range so he could train.

Along with his success in archery, Harvinder is also pursuing a PhD in Economics. He won a bronze medal at the Para Archery World Ranking event in the Czech Republic in June 2024. Prior to that, he won a bronze medal at the World Archery Oceania 2024 Para Grand Prix in Australia in April 2024.

Harvinder Singh created history by winning the gold medal in the men's recurve final at the Paris Paralympics. He also made history by winning a bronze medal at the Tokyo Paralympics. This was India's first Paralympic medal in archery. He defeated the Korean archer 6-5 in a shoot-off to win the medal.

The Indian team excelled at the 2026 Asian Para Games in the field of archery. The Indian archers Harvinder Singh and Vijay Sundi clinched the gold medal in men’s recurve doubles category. The Indian duo managed to beat the Chinese team 5-1 to secure the gold medal position. On the other hand, in the women’s recurve doubles event, the Indian archers Bhavna Chaudhary and Pooja Jatyan had to settle with the silver medal after losing to the Chinese archers 0-6.

Harvinder Singh and Vijay Sundi beat the Chinese duo Duo Yun and Zhao Lixue 5-1 in the final of the men’s para-recurve doubles event. The event took place at Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square in Nagoya. In the final, the Indian duo played excellently to claim the gold medal. The first set ended in a tie with scores of 35-35. In the second set, the Indians scored 37-36 and 38-36 in the third set respectively. Harvinder and Vijay won the title by winning two consecutive sets.

In the women's para-recurve doubles final, India's Bhavna Chaudhary and Pooja Jatyan lost 0-6 to China's Gao Zihan and Wang Xueqian. The Indian pair trailed the Chinese archers in all three sets. India scored 31 points in the first set, 30 in the second, and 29 in the third. The Chinese pair won the gold medal, scoring 38, 35, and 39 points respectively. With this defeat, Bhavna and Pooja won the silver medal, leaving India with a gold and a silver medal in archery.

Harvinder Singh was born on February 25, 1991, in Kaithal, Haryana. Hailing from a farmer family in Ajit Nagar, Harvinder contracted dengue when he was one and a half years old and received injections to treat it. Unfortunately, the side effects of these injections resulted in loss of mobility in his legs.

Despite initial challenges, he took up archery and placed seventh on his debut at the 2017 Para Archery World Championships. He then won a gold medal at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Para Games. During the lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, his father converted their farm into an archery range so he could train.

Along with his success in archery, Harvinder is also pursuing a PhD in Economics. He won a bronze medal at the Para Archery World Ranking event in the Czech Republic in June 2024. Prior to that, he won a bronze medal at the World Archery Oceania 2024 Para Grand Prix in Australia in April 2024.

Harvinder Singh created history by winning the gold medal in the men's recurve final at the Paris Paralympics. He also made history by winning a bronze medal at the Tokyo Paralympics. This was India's first Paralympic medal in archery. He defeated the Korean archer 6-5 in a shoot-off to win the medal.