Bair Shigaev is a Russian paralympic archer. He competed at the

2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ...

in the

archery Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In m ...

competition, winning the

bronze medal A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of bronze awarded to the third-place finisher of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The outright winner receive ...

in the mixed team compound event on open class with his teammate,

Stepanida Artakhinova Stepanida Artakhinova (born 13 September 1989) is a Russian Paralympic archer. She competed in the 2012 Summer Paralympics, winning a bronze medal. She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games ...

. Shigaev also competed at the 2022 World Para Archery Championships.

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