<section><h2><p dir="ltr">Chapter 29 - Paralympians of India </p></h2><p><p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><strong></strong></span></p><p dir="ltr">Hello and welcome to the supplementary Quiz for Chapter 29- Paralympians of India. This quiz has 10 questions. Please match the following and choose the correct answer. We hope you enjoy the quiz!</p><br /><div><br /></div></p></section><section><h2><p dir="ltr" role="presentation"></p>At the 2014 Asian Games, S_ _ _ A_H _ _ _ K _ _ D broke P.T Usha’s record for the most number of medals by an Indian at any multi discipline event by winning 6 medals. He is the first Indian swimmer to qualify for the paralympics and competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London. <br /></h2><p></p></section><section><h3><p dir="ltr" role="presentation"></p>Who was the first Indian Paralympian to win a gold medal in swimming? (Hint - His first name is similar to what Lord Krishna is called sometimes) <br /></h3><p></p></section><section><h3><p></p>_V_ _ I _E_ _ A_ A earned India’s first Paralympic shooting medal in the women’s 10m air rifle standing SH1 category. The 19-year-old also made history by being the first Indian woman to win a Paralympic gold medal.<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"></p></h3><p></p></section><section><h3><p></p>_ U _ _ _ _ _ T _ _ broke numerous world records on route to winning the gold medal in the same sport as Neeraj Chopra with a best throw of 68.85m in the final. He is one of the greatest Indian Paralympians of all time. <p dir="ltr" role="presentation"></p></h3><p></p></section><section><h3><p dir="ltr"></p>_________ is an Indian shuttler who contributed to India’s medal tally by capturing gold in the men’s singles event. He won the final by defeating Daniel Bethell of the United Kingdom 21-14, 21-17. It was also India’s first-ever Paralympic medal in badminton. His surname is the same as that of a famous Indian author whose book was also made into a Bollywood movie named 3 Idiots. <br /></h3><p></p></section><section><h3><p dir="ltr"></p>______________ won India’s first and so far only Paralympic archery medal, beating Kim Min Su of Korea in a dramatic shoot-off for bronze in the men’s solo recurve at the 2021 Paralympics. His surname literally means ‘Lion’ in Hindi. <br /></h3><p></p></section><section><h3><p dir="ltr"></p>Refer to the book for this question, who is the first Indian to win 2 paralympic Gold medals in the same game as that of Neeraj Chopra?<br /></h3><p></p></section><section><h3><p dir="ltr"></p>________ is the only female archer from India to qualify for the Tokyo Paralympics. The literal meaning of ______’s first name is ‘Light’ or ‘Brightness’. Fill in the blanks. <h2><br /></h2></h3><p></p></section><section><h3><p dir="ltr"></p>In 2009, she was awarded the Arjuna Award. She won a bronze medal in the singles badminton event at the 2010 Asian Para Games, improving on that result with singles gold medals in 2014 and 2018. Her first name starts with the same letter as a common green bird. Her surname starts with the same letter as the city where the Louvre Museum is located. <h2><br /></h2></h3><p></p></section><section><h3>___________ was diagnosed with polio as a child, and was later introduced to shooting by a family member. He won his first national championship medal, a bronze, in 2009. He went on to bring home two gold medals from the 2019 Osijek Shooting Para Sport World Cup in Croatia. His name is the Hindi version of the word sky.<h2><br /></h2></h3><p></p></section><section><h2><h2> </h2><h2>Congratulations! <br /><br />Stay updated. Stay enlightened! <strong> </strong></h2></h2><p></p></section><section><h3><h2> </h2></h3></section>