Vivek Chikara (born 12 January 1990), also known as Chikara Vivek, is an Indian paralympic archer.[1][2][3][4] He made his debut in 2020 Summer Paralympics, where he finished 10th in male individual recurve archery category.[5] He also won gold medal in Asian Para Championship 2019 with an impressive 7–1 win over China's Sijun Wang and in 2023, He won silver medal at Asian Para Archery Championship in Thailand with his teammate Harvinder Singh in Recurve open Team Event.[6][7]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Born | 12 January 1990 (age 34) Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Sport | |
| Country |  India |
| Sport | Archery |
| Rank | 12 |
| Event | Men's Recurve Open |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Highest world ranking | 6 |
| Updated on 9 October 2021 | |
See also
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edit- ^ Mathew, Godwin (25 August 2021). "4 years after an unfortunate accident, archer Vivek Chikara readies for Tokyo Paralympics". Sportskeeda. India.
- ^ Kasibhatla, Aishwarya (27 August 2021). "2021 Paralympics: Rakesh Kumar of the Indian archery squad finishes in 3rd place in the men's compound individual ranking event". Sportskeeda. India.
Vivek Chikara finished 10th with 609 points ... Harvinder Singh and Chikara Vivek scored 45 and 41 points, respectively
- ^ O’Kane, Patrick (24 October 2019). "Vivek claims men's recurve title at Asian Para Archery Championships". Inside the Games.
Chikara Vivek defeated top seed Wang Sijun to claim men's recurve gold at the Asian Para Archery Championships in Bangkok.
- ^ "VIVEK Chikara". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ "Tokyo Paralympics: Archer Vivek Chikara loses to David Phillips in Round of 16". Asian News International. India. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ Hussain, Sabi (25 October 2019). "Archer Vivek Chikara wins Asian Para Championships gold after losing leg 2 years back". The Times of India.
- ^ Mohammed, Naveed (13 August 2021). "4 years after an unfortunate accident, archer Vivek Chikara readies for Tokyo Paralympics". TheBridge.in. India. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ "Bangkok 2023 Asian Para Archery Championships & CQT 2024". World Archery.
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