Aichi-Nagoya. India’s star para archer Sheetal Devi on Monday equaled the world record and created a new Asian record by performing brilliantly in the qualification event of women’s compound archery at the Para Asian Games 2026. Sheetal scored 704 marks out of 720. During this, he left the record limit of 698 points established at the Asian level in his own game by six points.
According to the results released after 72 arrows of qualification, Sheetal scored 352-352 points in both the 50m rounds. There were 32 X and 25 twelve digit targets registered in front of his name. His performance is a big achievement for Indian para archery.
Singapore’s Noor Syahida Aleem stood second with 683 points, while China’s Xueqing Xu came third with 680 points. Bangladesh’s Joma Akhtar stood fourth with 676 points.
Another Indian archer Payal Nag also performed impressively. She scored 675 out of 720 and stood joint fifth in qualification. Indonesia’s Teodora Farelli Audi Ayudia also scored 675 points, although the records of X and 10 marks of both the players were different.