Asian Para Games: Sheetal Devi and Payal Nag win silver

Sheetal Devi and Payal Nag (Image credit: X)

India’s Sheetal Devi and Payal Nag won the silver medal in the women’s compound doubles event at the Asian Para Games on Wednesday.The 19-year-old Indian pair lost 141-150 to China’s Xu Xueqing and Zhao Jing in the final.

Sheetal and Payal were unable to keep up with their Chinese opponents and had to settle for silver.Sheetal, who was born without arms, won silver in the same event at the previous edition of the Games. She had partnered Sarita Devi on that occasion.Payal is a quadruple amputee. Both archers are 19 years old.