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New Delhi, April 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) World Archery Para Champion and world number one Sheetal Devi is not looking at LA 2028 Paralympics just yet, as she remains rooted in the present, focusing on a step-by-step ascent towards the Para Asian Games later this year in Japan before looking towards the larger goal of the Paralympics. Last month, Sheetal took the honour of the para-archer of the year at the World Archery Awards after a breakthrough 2025 season that included a world title in Gwangju. ...Read More >
Kolkata, Apr 9 (PTI) Having achieved many firsts including becoming the first woman armless archer to be crowned world champion, Sheetal Devi had in her own words often felt "alone" on the podium. That feeling changed in Bangkok when an unassuming 18-year-old Payal Nag, a quadruple amputee from Odisha, filled that void, stunning the reigning world No. 1 to win gold at the World Archery Para Series. Payal, who had once learnt by emulating Sheetal at the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board Sports Com ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 7: For Payal Nag, a quadruple amputee, life changed completely when a picture of her drawing, which she drew with her mouth, went viral on social media; that caught the attention of coach Kuldeep Vedwan. What followed was not just the discovery of archery but the discovery of self-belief, discipline and purpose. Payal delivered a sensational performance at the World Archery Para Series in Bangkok on Saturday, defeating reigning world champion Sheetal Devi, the world's first fem ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Quadruple amputee Payal Nag of Balangir in Odisha scripted a moment of history at the Hyundai World Archery Para Series in Bangkok, by clinching gold in the finale. She became the first archer to compete without limbs at this level. Payal sealed the victory by defeating her fellow Indian and world No 1 Sheetal Devi by a 139-136 scoreline and clinched gold at the World Archery Para Series in Bangkok with seven gold medals. Who is Payal ? Payal, the daughter of a migrant labourer ...Read More >
"Na kha payegi, na chal payegi... isse toh bhala isko zeher de do." Those were the cruel words neighbours and relatives hurled at Payal Nag's family in Balangir, Odisha, after she lost all four limbs to electrocution as a child in 2015. On Saturday evening in Bangkok, the same girl - now 18 - stood 'tall' on the global stage, winning double gold at the World Archery Para Series in a journey that has turned pain into purpose and silence into a statement. Payal stunned India's most decorated para ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Odisha's teenaged para archer Payal Nag was on top of the world in Bangkok on Saturday. The quadruple amputee produced a stunning upset as she upstaged her world No. 1 teammate Sheetal Devi to clinch gold in Women's Compound final at the World Archery Para Series meet. The 18-year-old Payal, competing in only her second international event after making her debut at the Dubai 2025 Asian Youth Para Games, showed great composure and steely nerves to beat Sheetal 139-136. It was Paya ...Read More >
Kolkata, Apr 4 (PTI) 'Na kha payegi, na chal payegi... isse toh bhala isko zeher de do." Those were the cruel words neighbours and relatives hurled at Payal Nag's family in Balangir in Odisha after she lost all four limbs to electrocution as a child in 2015. On Saturday evening in Bangkok, the same girl, now 18, stood ''tall' on the global stage, winning double gold at the World Archery Para Series in a journey that has turned pain into purpose and silence into a statement. Payal stunned India ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Mar 31: Don't let anyone define your limits: That's the mantra driving world No. 1 Sheetal Devi, who has been named 'Para Archer of the Year 2025' -- an honour she says embodies years of hard work, setbacks, and quiet sacrifice. The World Archery recognition adds to the world number one's extraordinary achievements, including a historic world championship crown. "It feels incredibly special. Just being nominated among the best in the world was a big moment for me but winning this ti ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI) Don't let anyone define your limits: That's the mantra driving world No. 1 Sheetal Devi, who has been named 'Para Archer of the Year 2025' -- an honour she says embodies years of hard work, setbacks, and quiet sacrifice. The World Archery recognition adds to the world number one's extraordinary achievements, including a historic world championship crown. "It feels incredibly special. Just being nominated among the best in the world was a big moment for me but winning th ...Read More >
Mumbai, November 3: In an unfortunate incident, a national-level archer from Maharashtra allegedly died in a railway accident in Rajasthan. The deceased archer was identified as Arjun Sonawane. It is learnt that the 20-year-old resident of Nashik's Dindori died in a railway mishap after he slipped while getting down from a train and fell between the platform and the coach. The incident occurred on Saturday night, November 1, at the Kota Railway Station. According to a report in the Free Press J ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 28 (ANI): Indian legendary cricketer Yuvraj Singh hailed 18-year-old Indian armless archery wonder, Sheetal Devi, who made history by bagging the gold medal in the women's individual compound archery category at the ongoing World Para Archery Championship on Saturday. Sheetal defeated Turkiye's world number one Oznur Cure Girdi by 146-143 in the gold medal clash. Also Read | West Indies vs Nepal Best Fantasy Playing XI Prediction for 2nd T20I 2025 and Who Will Win ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 28 (ANI): Indian legendary cricketer Yuvraj Singh hailed 18-year-old Indian armless archery wonder, Sheetal Devi, who made history by bagging the gold medal in the women's individual compound archery category at the ongoing World Para Archery Championship on Saturday. Sheetal defeated Turkiye's world number one Oznur Cure Girdi by 146-143 in the gold medal clash. Yuvraj Singh, in an X post, wrote, "Many congratulations, Sheetal, on inspiring a nation and showing th ...Read More >
Mumbai, September 28: Former India cricketers Yuvraj Singh and VVS Laxman hailed para-archer Sheetal Devi after she struck a gold medal at the Para World Archery Championship. Sheetal continued her impressive ascent in para-archery by winning the women's compound individual gold at the 2025 Para World Archery Championships in Gwangju, South Korea. She secured a close and exciting victory with a score of 146-143 against Turkiye's top-ranked Oznur Cure Girdi on Saturday. 'With All My Heart, for My ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former India cricketers Yuvraj Singh and VVS Laxman hailed para-archer Sheetal Devi after she struck a gold medal at the Para World Archery Championship. Sheetal continued her impressive ascent in para-archery by winning the women's compound individual gold at the 2025 Para World Archery Championships in Gwangju, South Korea. She secured a close and exciting victory with a score of 146-143 against Turkiye's top-ranked Oznur Cure Girdi on Saturday. "Many congr ...Read More >
IMAGE: The India women's team of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Parneet Kaur and Prithika outclassed Indonesia 230-226 in the semi-finals of the Archery World Cup in Madrid. Photograph: World Archery/Instagram India were assured of at least one medal at Stage 4 of the Archery World Cup after the compound women's team stormed into the final, even as the men's team bowed out in the quarter-finals, in Madrid, on Wednesday. The top-seeded women's trio of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Parneet Kaur and the 16-year ...Read More >
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