Sheetal Devi, a 17-year-old armless archer from Jammu and Kashmir, etched her name in the history books by winning a bronze medal in the mixed team compound open archery event at the Paris Paralympics. This achievement makes her the youngest Indian to ever win a medal at the Paralympics, surpassing the previous record held by Praveen Kumar.
Indian para archers Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar secured a bronze medal in the mixed compound team event at the Paris Paralympics 2024, defeating Italy in a closely contested match. This is India’s second para archery medal at the Paralympics, adding to Harvinder Singh’s bronze in Tokyo.
Indian archer Sarita Kumari, who had shown promise in earlier rounds, suffered a heartbreaking defeat in the quarterfinals of the archery competition at the Paris Paralympics. She was defeated by top-seeded Oznur Cure Girdi of Korea, despite a valiant effort. In another disappointment, Sheetal Devi, the armless wonder, was eliminated in the last-16 stage of the compound women’s open category.
Indian archer Sheetal Devi narrowly lost her women’s compound open category 1/8 elimination round match at the Paris Paralympics 2024, falling to Tokyo silver medalist Mariana Zuniga by a single point.
India made a strong start at the Paris Paralympics 2024, with Sheetal Devi setting a new world record in the women’s individual compound open ranking round. The Indian contingent also showcased their prowess in Para Badminton and Para Archery, while facing tough competition in other events.
Sheetal Devi, an Indian para-athlete, has qualified for the round of 16 in the women’s individual compound open archery event at the Paris Paralympics. She achieved this by securing a second-place finish in the ranking round with a score of 703, surpassing the previous world record. Devi’s journey to success is inspiring, having overcome phocomelia syndrome and being discovered at a military camp.
Indian para archer Sheetal Devi secured a silver medal in the women’s individual compound open ranking round at the Paris Paralympics 2024, narrowly missing out on gold by a single point. She set a new personal best score of 703, falling just short of Turkiye’s Oznur Cure Girdi who claimed the top spot and a new world record.
India’s Sheetal Devi and Sarita secured gold in the women’s compound team event at the Para Archery Ranking Series in the Czech Republic, while Rakesh Kumar and Shyam Sundar Swami claimed silver in the men’s compound team final. Sheetal, a 16-year-old archer born with phocomelia, has overcome incredible challenges to achieve success in the sport, while Sarita also secured a bronze in the women’s compound archery open section.
