US EditionPara-Archer Sheetal Devi Selected in Able-Bodied Junior Team for Asia Cup Stage 3
Sheetal Devi, born without arms, secured third place among over 60 able-bodied archers at national trials to join India's junior team for Asia Cup Stage 3.
- On Thursday, para archer Sheetal Devi became the first Indian para athlete named to an able-bodied junior squad for Asia Cup Stage 3 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, December 10 to 15.
- Last year she moved to Patiala, India to train under coaches Gaurav Sharma and Kulvinder Singh, refining technique with national teammates and adapting from shooting nearly 250 arrows daily to trials of 8 to 12 matches.
- Competing against more than 60 able-bodied archers at Sonipat trials, Sheetal Devi finished third behind Tejal Salve and Vaidehi Jadhav, winning six of eleven round-robin matches to secure her team spot.
- Coaches say Devi will compete at the Asian Games trials in January next year, joining Indian squad members Tejal Salve and Vaidehi Jadhav, with belief she can achieve selection.
- Earlier this year she won the World Para Archery Championship title and holds a 2024 Paris Paralympics mixed-team bronze, underscoring her rising form.
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Asia Cup: Para-archer Sheetal Devi Makes History, Qualifies for First Able-bodied International Meet
Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. India's Paralympic medallist Sheetal Devi etched her name in history by qualifying for her first able-bodied international meet on Thursday. Sheetal earned a place in the junior archery team for the Asia Cup Stage 3 in Jeddah, scheduled to commence next month. Sports News | Asia Cup: Para-archer Sheetal Devi Makes History, Qualifies for First Able-bodied International Meet.
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India's Paralympic medallist Sheetal Devi etched her name in history by qualifying for her first able-bodied international meet on Thursday. Sheetal earned a place in the junior archery team for the Asia Cup Stage 3 in Jeddah, scheduled to commence next month.
Armless archer Sheetal Devi qualifies for her first international able-bodied event: ‘I have not seen myself as lesser than anybody’
Sheetal Devi, 18, spoke with her parents Mann Singh and Shakti Devi and brother Ajay Kumar at Loidhar village in Kishtwar over phone, remembering the times she failed to go past the trials for able-bodied events in the past.
Sheetal Devi creates history, becomes first Para athlete selected for India's able-bodied team
Para archer Sheetal Devi has become the first Indian para athlete to be selected for an able-bodied national team, after earning a place in the country’s junior squad for the upcoming Asia Cup Stage 3 in Jeddah. The 18-year-old from Jammu and Kashmir, who was born without arms, will represent India in the compound women’s category. The tournament marks the first instance of a para athlete being picked for an able-bodied international event in In…
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