{"id":33162,"date":"2025-09-27T09:53:34","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T09:53:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/?p=33162"},"modified":"2025-09-27T09:53:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T09:53:35","slug":"sheetal-devi-becomes-para-world-archery-champion-at-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/sheetal-devi-becomes-para-world-archery-champion-at-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheetal Devi Becomes Para World Archery Champion At 18"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gwangju (South Korea), Sep 27: Eighteen-year-old Indian armless archer Sheetal Devi scripted history by defeating Turkiye\u2019s world No.1 Oznur Cure Girdi 146-143 to bag the women\u2019s compound individual category gold at the Para World Archery Championship here on Saturday.<br \/>\nSheetal, the only armless archer in the competition, shoots using her feet and chin, and this was her third medal of the championships.<br \/>\nShe had earlier won a mixed team bronze in the compound event with Toman Kumar, defeating Great Britain\u2019s Jodie Grinham and Nathan MacQueen 152-149.<br \/>\nIn the compound women\u2019s open team event, Sheetal and Sarita settled for silver after losing to Turkey in the final.<br \/>\nThe individual final was a tense battle but Sheetal stayed consistent and shot with composure. The first end was tied at 29-all, but Sheetal fired three 10s in the second end to take an early lead, winning it 30-27.<br \/>\nThe third end was also tied at 29-all. Sheetal\u2019s only slight lapse came in the fourth end, where she scored 28 as Girdi took it by one point, yet Sheetal still held a two-point lead at 116-114.<br \/>\nShe then sealed her maiden gold with a flawless final end, hitting three perfect arrows for 30.<br \/>\nEarlier in the semifinals, the Jammu and Kashmir archer produced a commanding 145-140 victory over Great Britain\u2019s Jodie Grinham to reach the final.<br \/>\nThe title clash was a repeat of the 2023 Pilsen World Championships, where Girdi had narrowly beaten Sheetal 140-138. This time, Sheetal turned the tables to avenge her defeat two years ago.<br \/>\nIn the open team final, Sheetal and Sarita started strongly but only to lose by 148-152 to settle for silver.<br \/>\nThe Indian duo began strongly, edging out Turkish pair Oznur Cure Girdi and Bursa Fatma Un 38-37 in the opening end.<br \/>\nThe Indians produced three 10s from their first four arrows, while Turkey managed just one 10.<br \/>\nHowever, the Turkish archers bounced back in the second end with three 10s and a nine to outscore India by a point and level the contest at 76-all.<br \/>\nThe third end saw the momentum shift further as nerves appeared to affect the Indian duo.<br \/>\nThey managed just one 10, along with two 9s and an 8, to total 36.<br \/>\nThe Turkish duo was more consistent, shooting 37 with one 10 and three 9s, to seize a one-point overall lead.<br \/>\nGirdi and Un were nearly flawless in the final end, hitting 39 out of a possible 40.<br \/>\nIn contrast, the Indians faltered with a 36, including one arrow landing in the 7-ring, as Turkey sealed the gold medal with a four point margin.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33163\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33163\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-33163\" src=\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-27-at-3.22.42-PM-300x166.png\" alt=\"Sheetal Devi Becomes Para World Archery Champion At 18\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-27-at-3.22.42-PM-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-27-at-3.22.42-PM-1024x568.png 1024w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-27-at-3.22.42-PM-768x426.png 768w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-27-at-3.22.42-PM-549x304.png 549w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-27-at-3.22.42-PM-470x260.png 470w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-27-at-3.22.42-PM-233x129.png 233w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-27-at-3.22.42-PM-230x127.png 230w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-27-at-3.22.42-PM-360x200.png 360w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-27-at-3.22.42-PM-100x55.png 100w, https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-27-at-3.22.42-PM.png 1180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33163\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sheetal Devi Becomes Para World Archery Champion At 18<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gwangju (South Korea), Sep 27: Eighteen-year-old Indian armless archer Sheetal Devi scripted history by defeating Turkiye\u2019s world No.1 Oznur Cure Girdi 146-143 to bag the women\u2019s compound individual category gold at the Para World Archery Championship here on Saturday. Sheetal, the only armless archer in the competition, shoots using her feet and chin, and this [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":33163,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[67,15,89,47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33162","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-header","category-jammu-and-kashmir","category-national","category-sports"],"gutentor_comment":0,"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Sheetal Devi Becomes Para World Archery Champion At 18<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Eighteen-year-old Indian armless archer Sheetal Devi scripted history 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