Sheetal Devi won 3 medals at Asian Para Games. Photo: AP
\n\nSheetal Devi continued her purple patch at the Para Asian Games and won a gold medal in the women's compound para-archery event on Thursday (October 22). Sheetal defeated Singapore's Nur Alim Syahidah 142-139 in the final. At one stage, the scores were tied 95-95. Sheetal took the lead with two 10s and three 9s in her last five attempts to win the historic gold. Nur hit four 9s and one 8 in her last five attempts and finished second to win the silver medal.
\n\nEarlier, Sheetal Devi and Toman Kumar won gold in the compound mixed team event at the Asian Para Games 2026, defeating Indonesia's Teodora Audi Ayudia Ferelly and Ken Swagumilang 151-148 to secure India's first archery gold medal of the edition.
\n\nThe Indian pair started strongly in the final, taking a narrow 38-37 lead after the first end. They extended their advantage to 77-73 with a score of 39 in the second end. Sheetal and Toman scored 36 in the third end but maintained a three-point lead heading into the end.
\n\nThe duo then bounced back with a score of 38 to seal the gold medal…
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