Pooja Khanna
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Pooja Khanna |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Born | 19 November 1990 Rohtak,Harayana,India |
| Sport | |
| Country | India |
| Sport | Archery, |
| Disability | Poliomyelitis (Right Leg) |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Paralympic finals | Represented (2016) |
| Highest world ranking | 41 (2018)[1] |
Pooja Khanna is India's first Paralympic archery player. She has qualified a spot in the recurve women’s open competition at the final world qualifier in the Czech Republic in 2016.[2]
Early life & education[edit | edit source]
She was suffered from polio as a child, wanted to become an athlete but after talking other athletes she turned into archery.[3] She was born to a Khatik (dalit) family and during her training faced discrimination and untouchability.[3]
External links[edit | edit source]
Pooja Khanna on WorldArchery
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Pooja". World Archery. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- ↑ Wells, Chris (9 September 2016). "Meet Pooja: India's 1st Paralympic archer". World Archery. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Discrimination, Disability, and Dreams: Pooja Khanna Overcame All Odds To Win". The Logical Indian. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2019.