Chandigarh, Feb. 28 -- Para archer Harvinder Singh, who scripted history by winning a gold medal at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, is set to be awarded with Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award, which will make him India's first para archer to be bestowed with this prestigious honour.

Reflecting on his mindset during the gold medal match at the Paris Paralympics, Singh emphasized that his focus was never on winning but on delivering a strong performance.

"As soon as I won the semifinals, I was very happy. I got an upgrade from the previous medal (Tokyo 2020 bronze). I told my coach that I didn't want to lose my momentum. We sat quietly in our tent, talking to each other. My phone was off the whole day. I wanted to talk to...