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 here on Thursday.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
With the gold at stake, Sheetal held her nerve, shooting three 9s for a total of 27 points in the final end.<\/p>\n
Under pressure, Alim managed only 26, with scores of 9, 8 and 9, allowing the Indian to seal another memorable victory.<\/p>\n
Sheetal now has three medals from the ongoing Games, having also won the women’s doubles silver with quadruple amputee Payal Nag of Odisha. (Agencies)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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