He represented
India at the
2020 Summer Paralympics, held in
Tokyo,
Japan. He won a gold medal in the men's compound open section of the 7th Fazza Para Archery World Ranking Tournament, which was held in
Dubai in February 2021. Kumar is the highest-ranked compound archer in India with a world rankings of No. 1. Rakesh was part of the team that won a gold medal in the team competition at the European Circuit 2nd leg in the year 2018 and won a bronze medal in the mixed team event at the 5th Fazza Para Archery World Ranking Tournament in the year 2019. He also represented
India in the
2024 Paris Paralympics, in which he won the bronze medal in the mixed team compound open with
Sheetal Devi. == See also ==