Farmer's son claims India's 1st Youth Olympic archery silver
Akash Malik, the 15-year-old son of a cotton farmer, won India's maiden silver medal in archery at the Youth Olympics. "He was very calm and composed and I thought he could shoot arrows steadily," Akash's coach Manjeet Malik said about him. Speaking about his parents, Akash said, "[A]fter I started winning medals they have started backing me fully."