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Sheetal Devi wins two gold medals in matter of hours at Asian Para Games 2026

hellohimachalse@gmail.com 22 Oct 2026 1 hour ago

New Delhi: Armless Indian archer Sheetal Devi continued her impressive run at the n Japan on Thursday to win two gold medals in a matter of a few hours. Sheetal produced a stunning comeback to win the gold medal in the women’s compound individual event after winning the compound mixed team gold.

Sheetal had a brilliant start to her day on Thursday, October 22, as she paired up with Toman Kumar to help India win the gold medal in the mixed team compound event at the Asian Para Games 2026. She returned to the archery range at the Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square less than a couple of hours later to compete in the women’s individual compound event.

The 19-year-old reigning world champion defeated Alim 142-139 in a repeat of the Asian Para Games 2023 final in Hangzhou to claim her second gold medal at the ongoing Games. Alim made a strong start in the final, securing a 4-point lead after the opening two ends of six arrows each.

Sheetal made a strong comeback just when it looked like the Singaporean was gaining control of the final. The Indian para archer reeled off six tens in the next two ends to spark a turnaround. She managed to overturn the deficit and secured a two-point lead heading into the final end.

With the title on the line in the final end, Sheetal shot three 9s to take 27 points. Meanwhile, Alim managed scores of 9, 8 and 9 to finish with 26 points and lose out on the gold medal. Sheetal bagged her second gold medal with a memorable victory in the final.

Sheetal Devi wins 3 medals at Asian Para Games 2026

Sheetal finished her campaign with three medals at the Asian Para Games 2026. Born without arms, the para archer uses her feet and legs to compete in compound archery and is one of India’s brightest sporting talents.

Besides her two gold medals on Thursday, Sheetal also won a silver medal in the women’s doubles compound archery event alongside Payal Nag. Sheetal had earlier claimed gold medals in both the individual and mixed team events and a silver medal in the women’s doubles compound event at the last edition of the Asian Para Games in 2023.

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