Harvinder Singh notched up the men's individual recurve archery gold while track-and-field athletes added a silver and a bronze to India's tally in the Asian Para Games in Jakarta on Wednesday.
Kaur said she wants to hold on to her spot in the top three singles, and maybe make a case for the first spot.
"My strong belief system, rooted in the teachings of Sikhism, reinforces my personal drive to shed light into the darkest aspects of society. I want people who read or watch my stories to come away with information that can benefit their families and enrich the quality of their lives,” said Randhawa.
Believed to be the first Sikh in Canada to get this award/honor !
Kaur didn’t start running until she was 93 and her 71-year-old son, Gurdev Singh, convinced her to take up track and field in order to help his mother stay healthy.
"We didn't do anything for recognition, but just as a human being it's our moral duty to save somebody's life. It could be me or somebody else from my family, I hope somebody else would do the same thing."
“We as a community have been blessed with the physical capacity to carry out such difficult journeys, but it seems to me that we never actually do so anymore. Why is this?”
“He has tremendous humility, in particular given the scale of impact that he’s had,” said Will Hughes, director of the university’s Micron School of Materials Science and Engineering.
An Indian Sikh wrestler has pulled out of an international tournament in Turkey after being told he cannot compete while wearing a turban.
Atter won gold won in 100, 200, 400 meters, shot put, hammer throw, weight throw, javelin throw and discus throw at the BC Masters Games held between 3-5 August 2018 at South Surrey athletics parks.