Sheetal Devi Wins Two Para Archery Golds at Asian Para Games

India's para archers had a remarkable day at the Asian Para Games 2026 on 22 October 2026, collecting three medals in the archery events. Two of those medals were gold, and both of them were won by Sheetal Devi. The third was a silver that opened a new category for Indian archery.

A title defended

Sheetal Devi took the gold medal in the Women's Individual Para Compound Archery event. She had finished on top of the same event at the previous edition of the Games, so this win made her champion for a second consecutive edition and amounted to a successful defence of her title. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his message, called her precision, consistency and dedication to sporting excellence truly remarkable and wished her well for the contests ahead.

A second gold with Toman Kumar

Sheetal Devi was back on the range for the Para Compound Mixed Team event, where she partnered Toman Kumar. The Indian pair won the gold medal, and the Prime Minister described the victory as a display of skill, composure and teamwork, saying the country was delighted by their success. The two golds in a single day made Sheetal Devi the standout Indian archer of the competition.

Swati Chaudhary opens the W1 account

The third archery medal came from Swati Chaudhary, who won the silver medal in Women's W1 Archery. It was her first appearance at the Asian Para Games, and the medal is India's first ever in that category. The Prime Minister called it a very special achievement for Indian para archery and praised her determination.

Why the day matters for aspirants

Three medals in one discipline, a title defended for a second straight edition and a maiden medal in a category India had never reached before are exactly the kind of details a question paper picks up. For revision, the three names to hold on to are Sheetal Devi in the individual compound and the mixed team, Toman Kumar as her mixed-team partner, and Swati Chaudhary in the W1 event. The colour of each medal matters as much as the name: gold, gold and silver.