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Sheetal Devi, 18, Picked for India’s Able-Bodied Junior Archery Team After Trial Podium

A third-place finish at the Sonipat trials secured her selection to India’s able-bodied junior squad for the Asia Cup Stage 3 in Jeddah.

Overview

  • Daily Excelsior, citing PTI, reports she placed third in four-day national trials in Sonipat, competing under identical conditions with more than 60 able-bodied archers.
  • She posted that she earned Rank 3 at the Junior Asia Cup trials and will represent India in the able category at the Sub-Junior/Junior Asia Cup in Jeddah.
  • Final standings listed Tejal Salve first (15.75 points) and Vaidehi Jadhav second (15), with Sheetal third (11.75) after shooting 703 in qualification (352 + 351).
  • She is named to the women’s compound junior team alongside Tejal Salve and Vaidehi Jadhav, with Daily Excelsior publishing the full recurve and compound line-ups.
  • The 18-year-old from Jammu and Kashmir, born without arms and shooting with her feet, is a reigning world compound champion and a Paris 2024 Paralympics mixed team bronze medallist, with media describing her selection as a first for an Indian para-athlete in an able-bodied international team.