Meet Payal Nag: World's first limbless archer who beat Sheetal Devi to World Archery Para Series gold
By Anirudh Menon
Published on April 5, 2026.
Payal Nag, the world's first armless archer, beat Sheetal Devi to win gold in the World Archery Para Series competition in Bangkok. She had already won two golds in mixed team compound and women's team compound events in the tournament and had topped the qualifications with 698 points, 20 more than her nearest rival. However, Sheetal was determined to challenge Payal, who had taken up the sport inspired by Sheetal herself. Payal is also the only international archer who is a quadruple amputee. Her coach, Kuldeep Vedwan, customised a special bow for Payal's prosthetic legs and used a device fitted to help lift the bow and release the same chest release mechanism by sheetal.
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