Sheetal Devi retains Asian Para Games women’s compound gold
The archer from Jammu and Kashmir beat Singapore’s Alim Nur Syahidah 142-139 in Nagoya.
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Sheetal Devi won her second successive Asian Para Games gold in the women’s compound individual event, defeating Alim Nur Syahidah 142-139 in the final at Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square on 22 October 2026.
Key takeaways
- Sheetal Devi defeated Alim Nur Syahidah 142-139 in the women’s compound individual final.
- The match was a repeat of the Hangzhou 2023 final, which Sheetal won by two points.
- Sheetal had won the compound mixed team gold with Toman Kumar earlier the same day, beating Indonesia 151-148.
- She shot three 9s in the final end while Alim scored 26 with 9, 8 and 9.
Sheetal Devi has defended her Asian Para Games title in the women’s compound individual event, winning gold for the second successive edition.
The 19-year-old archer from Jammu and Kashmir overcame Singapore’s Alim Nur Syahidah 142-139 in a tense final at Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square in Nagoya on Thursday, 22 October 2026.
The victory completed a repeat of the Hangzhou 2023 final, where Sheetal had triumphed by two points. It was also her third medal of the ongoing Games.
Earlier on the same day, Sheetal returned to the range less than a couple of hours after winning the compound mixed team gold alongside Toman Kumar. The pair beat Indonesia’s Teodora Audi Ayudia Ferelly and Ken Swagumilang 151-148 in Nagoya.
Against Alim, the Singaporean opened strongly, racing to a four-point lead after the first two ends of six arrows each.
Sheetal responded by shooting six 10s, including three Xs, across the next two ends to take a two-point lead into the final end of three arrows.
With the gold at stake, Sheetal held her nerve, shooting three 9s for a total of 27 points in the final end. Alim managed only 26, with scores of 9, 8 and 9, allowing the Indian to seal the victory.
A repeat of Hangzhou
Sheetal, who was born without arms, uses her feet and legs to position the compound bow and her shoulder and jaw to draw and release the string. The world champion’s latest success follows her mixed-team world-record effort, in which she and Toman aggregated 1,402 points in the ranking round.
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