
Memorable: Sheetal pipped Kazakhstanβs Aizada to bag the individual gold.Β
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Armless para-archer Sheetal Devi won two medals, including a gold, as India secured six medals on the concluding day of the World Archery Para Series on Tuesday. The host finished second with its tally of four gold, three silver and eight bronze, behind Czechia, which topped the table with five gold.
Sheetal combined with Toman Kumar to get past Iraqβs Hameed Sarah and Kadhim Abbas 157-145 for the compound mixed team bronze. Then, she pipped Kazakhstanβs Seidan Aizada 144-144 (shoot-off 10-9) in the final to bag the womenβs individual gold.
Sheetal and Toman took home the compound mixed team bronze.
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VIJAY SONEJI
In the recurve mixed team final, Bhawna and Harvinder Singh defeated Chinaβs Lang Quirong and Xia Lei 6-0 to claim the dayβs second gold. Later, Bhawna outsmarted compatriot Rajshri Rathod 6-0 for the womenβs individual bronze.
Sheetal.
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VIJAY SONEJI
Toman went past Abbas 143-138, while Sarita beat Chinaβs Wang Huiting 141-140 for the compound menβs and womenβs bronze medals respectively.
Published – September 09, 2026 06:54 pm IST