How often do we see a world champion in para sports make their place in the national team in the regularly abled section as well? Sheetal Devi achieved this rare feat in 2025, at only 18 years of age, ...

The win made the 18-year-old the first-ever armless woman archer to earn the world para archery gold Mumbai: On his return from South Korea, archery coach Gaurav Sharma had an unusual addition to his ...

IMAGE: Sheetal Devi, the only armless archer in the competition, won her maiden gold medal at the Para World Archery Championship. Photograph: ANI Photo/The Khel India X-Grab 18-year-old Indian ...

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A Tucson woman born with no arms is taking a message to impoverished and post-conflict countries, where people with physical impairments are often shunned and prevented from going to school. Jessica ...

Before Matt Stutzman, an athlete with no arms competing in para archery seemed like an impossible feat.But the American archer has redefined the sport, showing that it’s possible to not only hold a ...

17-year-old Sheetal Devi, India's armless archer, delivered a stunning performance at the Paris Paralympics, finishing second in the women's individual compound open ranking round. Born without arms, ...

Seventeen-year-old Sheetal Devi was born with phocomelia syndrome, a rare congenital disorder that kept her limbs underdeveloped, and she shoots arrows with her legs. Devi became a sensation during ...