Sheetal Devi and Toman Kumar Win Asian Para Games Archery Gold

India won gold and silver medals in archery at the Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on 22 October 2026. Sheetal Devi and Toman Kumar won the compound mixed team final, while Swati Chaudhary took silver in the women’s individual W1 event.

Compound Mixed Team Archery

The Indian compound mixed team of Sheetal Devi and Toman Kumar defeated Indonesia’s Teodora Audi Ferelly and Ken Swagumilang by 151–148 in the final. The victory gave India its first archery gold medal at the 2026 Asian Para Games. Devi and Kumar also set a world record in the ranking round with a combined score of 1,402 points. Their score surpassed the previous record of 1,400 by two points. A mixed team event pairs one male and one female athlete.

Women’s Individual W1 Archery

Swati Chaudhary won silver in the women’s individual W1 archery event. She lost the final to China’s Mengkan Cen by 4–6. Chaudhary’s medal was India’s first-ever medal in the W1 archery category at the Asian Para Games. W1 is a para-archery classification for athletes with significant impairments affecting their trunk and lower limbs, and in some cases their upper limbs. Athletes in this class may compete using a compound or recurve bow under classification-specific equipment rules.

Para-Sport Classification and Other Medal

Para-sport classifications group athletes according to the impact of their eligible impairments on a sport’s activities. In para athletics, F54 is a seated throwing classification for athletes with eligible impairments affecting lower-limb function and trunk control. Suvarna Raj won gold for India in the women’s discus throw F54 event on 22 October 2026. Her result added another Indian gold medal to the day’s performances at the Games.

Important Facts for Exams

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• The compound mixed team final was decided by a score of 151–148.
• Sheetal Devi and Toman Kumar’s ranking-round score was 1,402 points.
• Swati Chaudhary became the first Indian medallist in the Asian Para Games W1 archery category.
• Suvarna Raj won the women’s discus throw F54 event.

The 2026 Asian Para Games were held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. India won medals in both para-archery and para-athletics on 22 October 2026.