in 2024. After the efforts by the
Indian Army, Sheetal Devi caught the attention of coaches Abhilasha Chaudhary and Kuldeep Baidwan, who were impressed by her confidence and decided to begin her training. Although they initially considered using
prosthetics to assist her, doctors advised that it was not possible in her case. Devi's ability to climb trees using only her legs had significantly developed her core strength, which became important in her training. The coaches had never trained someone without arms for archery before. However, after researching and learning about
Matt Stutzman, an archer who uses his legs, they began her training. Within 11 months of training, Devi competed in the women's
compound bow event at the
2022 Asian Para Games, where she won two gold medals for India. She secured gold in the mixed doubles and women's individual, in addition to a silver medal in the women's double compound event, On 9 January 2024, Devi received the
Arjuna Award 2023 from the President of India,
Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan. She became the youngest athlete to compete in women's para archery at the
2024 Summer Paralympics. She surpassed the previous world record of 698 points in the ranking round with an impressive score of 703, qualifying for the 1/16 elimination round in the
women's individual compound open category. Despite being eliminated by just 1 point in the 1/8 elimination round, she overcame the setback by winning a bronze medal in the
mixed team compound open category alongside
Rakesh Kumar at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.On 28 September 2025, Devi won gold at the
2025 World Para Archery Championships, Gwangju defeating
Oznur Cure, the defending champion and the World No.1 by a scoreline of 146-143 becoming the first armless woman to be crowned champion. ==Awards==