Defending champion Sheetal Devi made a remarkable start to her Asian Para Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 campaign on Monday, equalling the world record in the compound women’s qualification before joining Toman Kumar to set a new world record in the mixed team round as records tumbled in Okazaki.
The 18-year-old scored 704 points out of a possible 720, matching the world record held by Türkiye’s Oznur Cure Girdi. Devi also improved her own Asian record of 698, set in Bangkok in March, by six points and raised the Asian Para Games record from 680 to 704.
She maintained her pace throughout the round, scoring 352 points in each half, with 32 Xs and 25 10s, to secure the top seed in the compound women’s event.
The reigning world champions and world number ones, Devi and Kumar, then combined for 1402 points in the mixed team qualification, breaking the previous world record of 1400, also set by India.
Devi also teamed up with quadruple archer Payal Nag in the compound women’s doubles qualification. Their combined score of 1379 set new Asian and Games records, surpassing the previous Asian mark of 1378. Nag contributed 675 points, helping the Indian pair top the women’s doubles ranking.
India’s record haul extended to the W1 women’s event, where debutant Swati Chaudhary set a new Games record with 648 points, also topping the qualification.
