Para archer Sheetal Devi etched her name into the history books on Saturday. She won a gold medal in the individual compound event at the Para World Archery Championship, becoming the first-ever armless woman to win a world championship.

At the event held in South Korea, the Indian athlete defeated world No. 1 Oznur Cure Girdi of Turkey in an intense final, clinching victory with a score of 146-143.

This landmark win makes Devi only the second armless archer in the world to claim gold at a World Championship. The first was American Paralympic Archer Matt Stutzman, who won at the 2022 championships in Dubai.

Devi’s remarkable feat is being widely lauded, with tributes pouring in from across the world. Among them was Indian industrialist Anand Mahindra , who hailed the athlete in a hear

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