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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Harvinder Singh has become the first-ever Indian para-athlete to win a medal in which event at the Paralympics?
A
Archery
B
Discuss Throw
C
Shotput
D
Badminton
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Harvinder Singh wins bronze, India’s first archery medal in Paralympics - The Hindu.

Detailed explanation-2: -A veteran of the 1965 Indo-Pak War, Murlikant Petkar is the first Paralympic medallist of India. Murlikant Petkar won a gold medal at the 1972 Heidelberg Games in the men’s 50m freestyle 3 event.

Detailed explanation-3: -Though India competed at every Paralympic Games since 1984, they had to wait till the 2004 Paralympics in Athens for the next medallist. It was javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia who broke the Indian drought with a gold medal in the men’s javelin throw F44/46 event.

Detailed explanation-4: -Varun Singh Bhati won India’s first gold medal at the Rio Paralympic Games. Q. Who won the gold medal in the 2016 Rio Paralympics in the Men’s High Jump T42 event. Q.

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