Sheetal Devi, Toman Kumar win compound mixed team gold at Asian Para Games

Sheetal Devi and Toman Kumar (Image credit: World Archery)

India's Sheetal Devi and Toman Kumar won the gold medal in the compound mixed team event at the Asian Para Games on Thursday. The Indian pair defeated Indonesia’s Teodora Audi Ayudia Ferelly and Ken Swagumilang 151-148 in the final.The top-seeded Indian team stayed ahead for most of the contest and held on to win by three points.

India take control early

Sheetal and Toman took a narrow 38-37 lead in the opening end. They then increased their advantage to four points, leading 77-73 after the second end.

Indonesia won the third end by one point, but India still had a three-point lead going into the final end.Both teams scored 38 points in the last end. India’s earlier advantage proved enough to seal the gold medal with a 151-148 victory.

Indians break world record

The gold medal capped an impressive performance by Sheetal and Toman. They had also set a new world record in the qualification round, scoring 1,402 points to better the previous record by two points.

How Sheetal shoots

Sheetal was born without arms and uses her feet and legs to position the compound bow. She uses her shoulder and jaw to pull back and release the bowstring.