Sheetal Devi and Toman Kumar Win Gold in Archery

• 22 Oct 2026

On 22 October 2026, the Indian duo of Sheetal Devi and Toman Kumar won the gold medal in the Compound Mixed Team Archery event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games in Japan.

• Gold Medal: The Indian pair defeated Indonesia's Teodora Audi Ayudia Ferelly and Ken Swagumilang 151–148 in the final.
• First Gold: This was India's first gold medal in the archery events at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games 2026.
• Mixed Team World Record: Sheetal and Toman broke India's previous world record of 1,400 points by scoring 1,402 points in the qualification round on 19 October.
• Equaled Individual World Record: Sheetal equaled Türkiye's Öznur Cüre Girdi's world record by scoring 704 out of 720 points in the women's compound qualification.
• Asian Record: Sheetal improved her previous Asian record of 698 points (set in Bangkok in March 2026) to 704 points. Her previous Games record was 680 points.
• Women's Doubles Achievement: Sheetal Devi and Payal Nag set an Asian and Games record of 1,379 points in the qualification round and won the silver medal after losing to China in the final.