Sheetal Devi shot 704 out of 720 in the women’s compound ranking round at the Asian Para Games, equalling the world record. She and Toman Kumar then set a mixed-team mark of 1,402, as India opened the archery in Okazaki with records in the ranking rounds.
Okazaki, Japan: Seventy-two arrows, and a number the sport’s record book already carried. Sheetal Devi finished the women’s compound ranking round on 704 out of 720, a score that matched the world record set by Türkiye’s Öznur Cüre Girdi at the Paris 2024 Paralympics and put India top of the seedings.
A record matched, an Asian mark erased
Sheetal’s card read 352 in each half, with 32 Xs. The total improved her own Asian record of 698, set in Bangkok in March 2026, and lifted the Asian Para Games record from 680 to 704.
Team scores that rewrite the table
The individual number was only part of India’s day. With debutant Payal Nag adding 675, Sheetal took India to 1,379 in the women’s doubles ranking round, an Asian and Games record that beat the previous mark of 1,378. China were second with 1,338.
In the mixed team ranking round, Sheetal and Toman Kumar scored 1,402, according to World Archery, above the previous world record of 1,400. In the W1 women’s event, Swati Chaudhary set a Games record of 648.
What comes next
The ranking rounds only decide the seedings. Elimination rounds begin now, and the doubles quarter-finals were scheduled for Tuesday, 20 October. India’s women’s doubles pair go straight into the semi-finals as top seeds and will meet the winner of the Thailand v Kazakhstan quarter-final.
Ranking round: Sheetal Devi 704/720 (equals world record; Asian and Games record); Payal Nag 675
Team ranking rounds: India women’s compound doubles 1,379 (Asian and Games record); India mixed compound team (Sheetal Devi and Toman Kumar) 1,402 (above previous world record of 1,400)
