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Eighteen-year-old Indian armless archer Sheetal Devi scripted past by defeating Turkiye's satellite No.1 Oznur Cure Girdi 146-143 to container the women’s compound idiosyncratic class golden astatine the Para World Archery Championship om Gwangju connected Saturday (September 27, 2025).
Sheetal, the lone armless archer successful the competition, shoots utilizing her feet and chin, and this was her 3rd medal of the championships.
She had earlier won a mixed squad bronze successful the compound lawsuit with Toman Kumar, defeating Great Britain’s Jodie Grinham and Nathan MacQueen 152-149.
In the compound women’s unfastened squad event, Sheetal and Sarita settled for metallic aft losing to Turkey successful the final.
The idiosyncratic last was a tense conflict but Sheetal stayed accordant and changeable with composure. The archetypal extremity was tied astatine 29-all, but Sheetal fired 3 10s successful the 2nd extremity to instrumentality an aboriginal lead, winning it 30-27.
The 3rd extremity was besides tied astatine 29-all. Sheetal’s lone flimsy lapse came successful the 4th end, wherever she scored 28 arsenic Girdi took it by 1 point, yet Sheetal inactive held a two-point pb astatine 116-114.
She past sealed her maiden golden with a flawless last end, hitting 3 cleanable arrows for 30.
🥉 BRONZE FOR INDIA! 🇮🇳✨
Sheetal Devi & Toman Kumar present a nail-biting 152-149 triumph implicit Great Britain to container Compound Mixed Team Bronze 🏹🥉
Unstoppable spirit, unforgettable glory! 🇮🇳✨#ArcheryIndia#TeamIndia#NTPCpic.twitter.com/jvNO7tyV9u
Earlier successful the semifinals, the Jammu and Kashmir archer produced a commanding 145-140 triumph implicit Great Britain’s Jodie Grinham to scope the final.
The rubric clash was a repetition of the 2023 Pilsen World Championships, wherever Girdi had narrowly beaten Sheetal 140-138. This time, Sheetal turned the tables to avenge her decision 2 years ago.
