Know your Paralympian Jyoti Baliyan
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Jyoti is the only women archer from India who has qualified for an individual event for the Tokyo Paralympics.
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She is currently ranked 22nd in the open compound and wishes to win get a podium finish at Tokyo.
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Baliyan's dream of being a professional Volleyball player was crushed when a botched injection to her leg resulted in her getting polio.
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Baliyan finished 9th at the 2014 Asian games and has won the 2017 World Para-Archery Championship in Beijing.
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Jyoti has also won silver in the team event at the 2019 Asian Para Championship.
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Jyoti booked her spot at the Tokyo Paralympics after finishing 17th at the World Championships held in the Netherlands.
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