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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.
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.
Nov 10, 2023 · Sheetal, Born Without Arms, Is An Ace Archer. Sheetal Devi secured gold, silver and bronze medals in the para-archery world championship in the Czech Republic, etching her name in history as the...
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.
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 27, 2024 · 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.
Oct 30, 2023 · 16-year-old Sheetal Devi was the most successful Indian athlete at the just concluded Asian Para Games 2023 in Hangzhou, China. She dominated the headlines for delivering a scintillating performance despite being an armless athlete.
Oct 27, 2023 · Teenaged armless archer Sheetal Devi on Friday became the first Indian woman to win two gold medals in a single edition of the Asian Para Games by claiming the top honours in the women’s...
Sep 8, 2023 · At the Asian Para Games in October, Sheetal Devi won two gold medals in the women’s open individual compound and mixed team compound archery events, along with a silver in the women’s doubles...
