Fantastic 10: Meet Indian Female Athletes Who Scored Medals at Paris 2024 Paralympics
By: WE Staff
Sheetal Devi, born without arms, finished second in the women's compound open archery event at the Paris 2024 Paralympics, breaking world record. She is India's youngest Paralympic medallist in history and the only female armless archer at Paris 2024.
Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar won the bronze medal in the mixed compound open archery event.
Nithya Sre Sumathy Sivan, a talented para-badminton player from Hosur, Tamil Nadu, won the bronze medal in the women's singles SH6 category at the Paris Paralympics 2024.
She pulled off a comfortable win against Indonesia's Rina Marlina in straight games (21-14, 21-6) during the bronze medal playoff.