jj correspondent
Jammu, Jan 17: President Draupadi Murmu on Friday conferred the prestigious Arjuna Award to para-archer from Jammu and Kashmir Rakesh Kumar in New Delhi.
Kumar, hailing from Reasi district, became the third para-archer to receive the Arjuna Award, following Harvinder Singh in 2021 and Sheetal Devi in 2024 and notably, two of the three recipients- Rakesh Kumar and Sheetal Devi -hail from Jammu and Kashmir.
The Indian archery pair of Rakesh Kumar and Sheetal Devi, according to the news agency, had clinched the bronze medal in the mixed team compound event with a win over Eleonora Sarti and Matteo Bonnacina of Italy at the Paris Paralympics last year.
For his exceptional performance in the Paralympics, Kumar’s name was considered for the Arjuna Award.
Rakesh Kumar represented India at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, held in Tokyo, Japan.
Prez Murmu confers Arjuna Award to J&K’s para-archer Rakesh Kumar
