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Para Archer Sheetal Devi's Bullseye Shot Goes Viral, Barcelona Superstar Reacts

Aged just 17, para archer Sheetal Devi made the world stop and take notice as she stunned everyone with her performances at the Paris Paralympics. Though Sheetal bowed out of women's individual compound open archery event on Saturday, her bullseye shot in the event has taken the sporting world by storm. One of the few archers in the world without arms, Sheetal started off the event with a bullseye shot, and the video of it has gone viral. The inspirational para-archer even drew a reaction from football club Barcelona star Joules Kounde on social media.

India's Schedule At Paris Paralympics 2024, September 2: Para Badminton Stars Eye Multiple Gold Medals

India had a good outing on Sunday as Nishad Kumar and Preethi Pal bagged medals for the country. While Nishad clinched a silver in the Men's High Jump T47 final at Paris Paralympics 2024, Preethi won a bronze in the bronze medal in Women's 200m T35 event. Preethi became the first-ever Indian sprinter to win two medals at Paralympics. She had earlier bagged a bronze in Women's 100m T35 class. India will be winning more medals on the following day, that is Monday, as badminton stars Suhas Yathiraj, Nitesh Kumar and Thulasimathi Murugesan will be competing in their respective gold medal matches.

Rakesh Kumar Misses Paralympics Archery Bronze By A Point

World number one Rakesh Kumar's stunning run in the Paralympics ended without a medal as he went down by one-point to defending champion He Zihao of China in the bronze play-off of the men's compound open archery event on Sunday. The 39-year-old from Jammu, who is wheelchair-bound after suffering a spinal cord injury in 2009, had a slender one-point lead with six arrows to go. But Rakesh dropped two points in the penultimate end, as the Tokyo Paralympics champion Zihao seized the momentum, hitting six 10s in a row (with three arrows closer to the bulls-eye) to win 117-116.

India's Schedule At Paris Paralympics 2024, August 31: Sheetal Devi Among Other Stars In Action

India's schedule at Paris Paralympics 2024, August 31: After a memorable Friday at the ongoing Para Games, India would hope to continue the run on Saturday as well. Indian archer Sheetal Devi will be in action among the other stars from the nation on the day. The armless archer finished second in the women's individual compound open ranking round with a stunning performance to directly make a round of 16 entry on Thursday, raising the country's hopes for another podium finish. (Paris Paralympics 2024 medals tally)

Archery At Paris Paralympics 2024: Sheetal Devi, Sarita Kumari Crash Out

India suffered heartbreak from the archery arena as Sarita Kumari's splendid run ended in quarterfinals, while armless wonder Sheetal Devi crashed out of the last-16 in the compound women's open category at the Paralympics in Paris Paralympics 2024 on Saturday. Faridabad's Sarita, who qualified as ninth seed, had a dominating outings in the first and second rounds before top-seed Oznur Cure Girdi of Korea halted her dream run in the last eight. Oznur, who smashed the world record to top the qualifying round with a score of 704 out of a maximum 720 points, shot three perfect 10s in the second end to take a healthy five-point lead.

Honoured To be Competing In Paralympics At A Young Age: Archer Sheetal Devi to NDTV

"It's been three years since I started archery. It is an honour for me to be competing at Paralympics at such a young age.

India's Schedule At Paris Paralympics 2024, August 31: Sheetal Devi Among Other Stars In Action

India's schedule at Paris Paralympics 2024, August 31: After a memorable Friday at the ongoing Para Games, India would hope to continue the run on Saturday as well. Indian archer Sheetal Devi will be in action among the other stars from the nation on the day. The armless archer finished second in the women's individual compound open ranking round with a stunning performance to directly make a round of 16 entry on Thursday, raising the country's hopes for another podium finish. (Paris Paralympics 2024 medals tally)

Rakesh Kumar Enters Pre-Quarterfinals In Paralympics Archery Competition

Seasoned archer Rakesh Kumar began his campaign with an easy 136-131 win over Senegal's Aliou Drame to enter the pre-quarterfinals of the compound men's open category at the Paralympics on Friday. Fifth-seeded Rakesh will face Indonesia's Ken Swagumilang (no. 12 seed) for a place in the quarterfinals. Asian Para Games silver medallist Rakesh, who was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Tokyo Paralympics, started strongly, hitting one perfect 10 in the first end to take a three-point lead.

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Para Archer Sheetal Devi's Bullseye Shot Goes Viral, Barcelona Superstar Reacts

India's Schedule At Paris Paralympics 2024, September 2: Para Badminton Stars Eye Multiple Gold Medals

Rakesh Kumar Misses Paralympics Archery Bronze By A Point

India's Schedule At Paris Paralympics 2024, August 31: Sheetal Devi Among Other Stars In Action

Archery At Paris Paralympics 2024: Sheetal Devi, Sarita Kumari Crash Out

Honoured To be Competing In Paralympics At A Young Age: Archer Sheetal Devi to NDTV

India's Schedule At Paris Paralympics 2024, August 31: Sheetal Devi Among Other Stars In Action

Rakesh Kumar Enters Pre-Quarterfinals In Paralympics Archery Competition