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Sheetal Devi (born 10 January 2007) is an Indian Para-archer. Devi was born with a rare medical condition called phocomelia, which makes her the first and the only international para-archery champion without upper limbs. She received the Arjuna Award 2023 from the President of India on 9 January 2024.
Jan 9, 2024 · Arjuna Awardee Sheetal Devi is a para-archer from Jammu and Kashmir who overcame her phocomelia condition to become the world's first armless female archer. She not only claimed medals at the Para World Archery Championships and the Para Asian Games but also emerged as a symbol of breaking barriers. By Shivani Gupta. January 9, 2024.
Apr 17, 2024 · Sheetal Devi claimed a silver medal in the open women’s compound archery event at the World Archery Para Championships 2023 in the Czech Republic in July. She was the first female armless archer to win a medal at the Para World Championships.
Oct 27, 2023 · SHEETAL DEVI, a 16-year-old archer from Loidhar village in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir, is the “first female archer without arms to compete internationally”, according to World Archery, the sport’s governing body. This week, she won three medals at the Asian Para Games in Hangzhou.
Jan 9, 2024 · Teenaged Indian para-archer Sheetal Devi was conferred with the prestigious Arjuna Award on Tuesday at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. The 16-year-old armless archer hogged the limelight having earned three gold medals at the Para Asian Games in Hangzhou last year.
Oct 27, 2023 · 16-year-old Sheetal Devi, the only current female international to shoot with their feet in the world, has defied odds to win multiple Gold medals for India at the Asian Para Games in Hangzhou.
Dec 2, 2023 · Who is Sheetal Devi? Hailing from the Kishtwar region in Jammu and Kashmir, Sheetal, who hadn't travelled beyond her home state until a few years ago, now proudly represents India globally. She...
Indian para-archer Sheetal Devi revealed she hasn’t been home since started her archery training and only intends to return after she competes at the Paris 2024 Paralympics.
Jan 9, 2024 · Sheetal Devi received the Arjuna Award on January 9. Sheetal Devi was given the award by President of India. Sheetal won 2 golds and 1 siver in the Asian Para Games 2022. Hailing from a remote mountain village in Kishtwar district of Jammu Kashmir, affected by terrorism, Sheetal was born without hands in a poor family.
Sep 8, 2023 · Archery: How para archer Sheetal Devi embraced who she is to find international success. The 16-year-old from Jammu and Kashmir became the first armless woman to win a Para World Archery ...
