World Archery Para Series: Graceful in defeat, Sheetal Devi helps limbless archer Payal Nag on podium, video goes viral

[ad_1] As the first notes of the national anthem echoed through the Bangkok Archery Centre on Saturday, the scoreboard told the story of a sporting upset: Payal Nag 139, Sheetal Devi 136. Yet the image that will endure in the annals of Indian sport was not the scoreline, but the sight of two young women […]

Sheetal Devi makes history, selected for India’s able-bodied junior archery team

[ad_1] Para archer Sheetal Devi, the world champion in compound archery who was born without arms, has taken another remarkable step in her career. On Thursday, she was selected for the Indian able-bodied junior team for the upcoming Asia Cup Stage 3 in Jeddah. This is the first time a para athlete has been chosen […]

Who is Sheetal Devi? 18-yr-old para archer bags historic gold at World Para Archery Championship

[ad_1] 18-year-old Indian para-archer Sheetal Devi etched her name in history on Saturday by winning gold in the women’s individual compound event at the World Para Archery Championship. In a closely fought final, Sheetal outscored world No. 1 Oznur Cure Girdi of Turkiye 146-143 to claim the title, according to ESPN. This is her third […]