Asian Para Games 2026: Sheetal bags second successive gold in women's compound

FIle photo of Indian archer Sheetal Devi. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Armless Indian archer Sheetal Devi clinched her second successive Asian Para Games gold in the women's compound individual event, overcoming a deficit to beat Singapore's Alim Nur Syahidah in a tense final in Nagoya on Thursday (October 22, 2026).Returning to the range at Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square less than a couple of hours after winning the compound mixed team gold with Toman Kumar, the 19-year-old world champion defeated Alim 142-139 in a repeat of the Hangzhou 2023 final to claim her second gold and third medal of the ongoing Games.Alim, who had lost the previous edition's final by two points, raced to a four-point lead after the opening two ends of six arrows each.But the Indian sensation from Jammu and Kashmir produced an incredible turnaround, reeling off six 10s, including three Xs -- arrows landing closest to the centre of the target -- across the next two ends to snatch a two-point lead going into the final end of three arrows.With the gold at stake, Sheetal held her nerve, shooting three 9s for a total of 27 points in the final end.Under pressure, Alim managed only 26, with scores of 9, 8 and 9, allowing the Indian to seal another memorable victory.PM Published - October 22, 2026 12:26 pm IST