The resident Paralympic gold medalist is forced to fix punctured tyres. The resident of Chahal village, of Faridkot, Harjeet Singh, the resident of Chahal Village of Faridkot who was a Paralympic gold medalist, is compelled to fix punctured tyres.
After winning the medal in the Paralympics, the Punjab government had promised a 75 lakh cash reward and a government job during the meeting with the para players. Cash rewards and government jobs for the players who win gold medals in the Paralympics in 2023—they have not received the assistance yet.
Harjeet Singh, resident of village Chahal, is mentally weak, but despite this, he never compromised with the situation. Despite the financial constraints of the family and being mentally weak, Harjeet Singh not only passed 12th but also passed ITI in Electrical. When he was in ninth grade, he used to watch the coach playing football. After this, a desire to play football developed in his mind, and he also started going to the field. Coaches Iqbal Singh and Mandeep Brar helped him and also gave him help and training in playing football. In 2021, when the letter of trials for para players to be held in Ludhiana came to the school, coach Iqbal Singh sent Harjeet’s name.
He participated in the trials in Patiala and then participated in the national camps in Gujarat and Jharkhand. After this, after participating in Noida, he was selected for the Indian football team in the Paralympics held in the city of Germany from 17 to 25 June 2023. Harjeet performed better in the tournament, as a result of which Harjeet's entire team won the gold medal.