Sheetal Devi has etched her name in golden letters in Indian para-archery history after clinching the women’s compound individual gold at the Para World Archery Championships on Saturday (Sep 27) in Gwangju, South Korea. The 18-year-old armless archer from Jammu and Kashmir defeated world No.1 Oznur Cure Girdi of Turkiye to become the first Indian to achieve this historic feat. Sheetal, who shoots using her feet and chin, defeated Oznur Cure Girdi with the scoreline of 146-143 in a thrilling final. With this, she not only claimed her first individual gold but also completed a memorable run at the tournament, finishing with three medals.
Sheetal wins three medals for India
Earlier, she had won bronze in the mixed compound team event with Toman Kumar, where the Indian duo edged Great Britain’s Jodie Grinham and Nathan MacQueen by 152-149. In the women’s compound open team final, Sheetal and Sarita clinched silver after a narrow 148-152 loss to Turkey.