Overview
- The Indian duo of Sheetal Devi and Payal Nag lost the women’s compound doubles final 141–150 to China’s Xu Xueqing and Zhao Jing, settling for silver.
- Sheetal Devi matched the 704-point world qualification mark, setting a new Asian record and recording 57 perfect 10s with 32 Xs in her 72-arrow round.
- Sheetal and Payal combined for 1,379 in the women’s compound team qualification to set new Asian and Asian Para Games marks, and media reports say Sheetal paired with Toman Kumar for a 1,402 mixed-team qualifying total described as a world best.
- Payal Nag, 18, is a quadruple amputee from Balangir, Odisha who competes using a specialised mouth-operated mechanism and rose from national podiums in 2025 to international medals in 2026.
- These results show India’s growing strength in para-archery and create momentum ahead of future Paralympic selection and major events, with performance depth and adaptive equipment use likely to shape team choices.