Sheetal Devi wins the women's compound individual archery gold at the Asian Para Games and Swati Chaudhary takes India's first W1 medal
23 October 2026
Sheetal Devi won gold in the women's compound individual archery event at the Asian Para Games at Aichi-Nagoya. She beat Alim Nur Syahidah of Singapore 142-139 in a rematch of the Hangzhou 2023 final. In the women's W1 individual event Swati Chaudhary won silver, India's first medal in that category at the Games. Chaudhary lost the final 4-6 to Cen Mengkan of China.
Compound individual final score:
142-139
W1 final score:
4-6
Why it matters for exams: Sheetal Devi's titles and India's firsts in para archery classes are standard sports questions.
Kerala PSCSSC
In plain words
W1 Wheelchair 1 archery class — A para archery class for archers with impairment in all four limbs and the trunk.