Overview
- Payal Nag won the women’s compound title at the World Archery Para Series in Bangkok with a 139–136 final over world No. 1 Sheetal Devi.
- Nag, an 18-year-old quadruple amputee from Odisha, achieved the victory in only her second international appearance.
- Sheetal Devi, the reigning World Archery Para Champion and Para-Archer of the Year, said her priority now is the Para Asian Games in Japan later this year.
- Coaches and athletes described their head-to-head as healthy competition that can raise standards and boost India’s medal chances at the Asian Games and the Los Angeles 2028 Paralympics.
- The team is training in Patiala and plans a U.S. exposure stint backed by the Sports Authority of India and the Target Olympic Podium Scheme, with visa hurdles noted by coach Gaurav Sharma.