Sheetal devi : 1st Female Armless Archer In The World

Introduction

Sheetal Devi

Discover Sheetal Devi, the first armless archer in history, whose flaming arrows helped India win multiple medals in the Asian Para Games 2023. Read about Her Inspiring Journey Here. Sheetal Devi achieved a significant milestone at sixteen when she was accepted into the Asian Para Games as the world’s first female armless archer.

Sheetal Devi Worlds First Armless Archer

The sport’s governing body, World Archery, claims that 16-year-old SHEETAL DEVI of Loidhar hamlet in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir, is the “first female archer without arms to compete internationally.” She took home three medals from the Asian Para Games in Hangzhou this week.
Sheetal won two gold medals from the mixed doubles and women’s solo events to her silver in the women’s doubles compound. She defeated Singapore’s Alim Nur Syahidah in the women’s compound final of the Para Asian Games on Friday morning to earn gold.

Meet 16 Years old Sheetal Devi

The adolescent is from the Loidhar village in the Kishtwar area of Jammu & Kashmir. Her affinity for athletics dates back to her early years.

She was identified as having phocomelia, a rare prenatal condition characterized by undeveloped limbs.
Over time, though, Sheetal began to move closer to her goals and enrolled in the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board Sports Complex in Katra. She received coaching from Kuldeep Vedwa and Abhilasha Chaudhary. The trainers converted Sheetal’s standard arch releaser into a shoulder releaser.

Devi’s daily target count increased from 50 to 100 arrows to 300 until she achieved her first goal at the Asian Para Games.