Indian para-archer Sheetal Devi clinched her second gold medal at the Para Asian Games 2026 on Thursday, defeating Singapore’s Nur Alim Syahidah 142-139 in the women’s compound individual final.
The closely contested final saw both archers level at 95 points after 10 arrows. Sheetal then produced a stronger finish, scoring two perfect 10s and three 9s in her final five attempts to secure the title by three points.
The victory added to Sheetal’s gold-winning performance alongside Toman Kumar in the compound mixed team event. The Indian duo defeated Indonesia’s Teodora Audi Ayudia Ferelly and Ken Swagumilang 151-148 to claim the country’s first archery gold of the competition.
Sheetal had opened her campaign with a silver medal in the women’s compound doubles event alongside Payal Nag. The Indian pair, despite topping the ranking round, lost 141-150 to China’s Xueqing Xu and Jing Zhao in Wednesday’s final.
India also added a bronze medal in para table tennis, with Bhavina Patel and Shubham Wadhwa finishing third in the mixed doubles XD7 event. They lost 1-3 to South Korea’s Yeongjin and Migyu, with game scores of 6-11, 11-8, 5-11 and 8-11.
With these results, India’s medal tally at the Games rose to 73, comprising 17 gold, 22 silver and 34 bronze medals.
