India has so far won 5 medals in Paris Paralympics 2024, including one gold medal. On the third day of the Games, shooter Rubina Francis won the bronze medal in the final of the 10m air pistol SH1 event. But now India has also suffered a major setback. Archer Sheetal Devi has been eliminated from Paris Paralympics 2024 after losing in a close match. In the pre-quarterfinals, she faced Mariana Zuniga of Chile. In this match, Sheetal Devi had to face defeat by just 1 point.

Sheetal Devi's dream shattered by 1 point

Tokyo Paralympics silver medalist Mariana defeated Sheetal Devi 138-137 in this close match. There was a tough competition between the two players. After the first three rounds, both the players were equal. But in the fourth round, the winner Mariana gained a lead of 1 point. She maintained this lead in the fifth round as well, due to which Sheetal Devi lost the match by 1 point.

History was created in the debut match

Just 17 years old archer Sheetal Devi created history in her debut match of Paralympics. Sheetal Devi, the world's first armless archer, scored 703 points during the ranking round of archery and broke the world record. Sheetal scored 703 out of 720 points. With this, she became the first Indian woman archer to score 700 points. However, shortly after, Turkey's Oznur Girdi Kure broke Sheetal's record with 704 points.

Sheetal Devi is a resident of Kishtwar, a small village in Jammu and Kashmir. 7-year-old Sheetal has been born without two hands. She is born with a disease called phocomelia. But she never gave up in her life. Sheetal Devi sits on a chair, lifts the bow with her right leg, then pulls the string from her right shoulder and releases the arrow with the power of her jaw. Everyone is amazed to see her art. Sheetal Devi is also the world's first and only active female archer to compete without hands.