Sarita Devi (para-archer)
Appearance
Sarita Devi (born 1 January 1987)[1] is an Indian para-archer from Jammu and Kashmir. She won a silver and a bronze medal at the 2022 Asian Para Games.
Career
[edit]She represented India at the 2022 Asian Para Games held at Gangzhou, China.[2] She won a bronze medal in the Women's compound archery open section of the Para Asian Archery Championship winning the all-Indian play-off for bronze defeating compatriot Jyoti Baliyan 139–135.[3] She also won a silver medal in the team event along with Sheetal Devi, to whom she lost the semifinal in the individual event.[4][5]
She trained for the Asian Games at Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine's sports complex at Katra.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Archer". www.indianarchery.info. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
- ^ "Para Asian Archery Championship: Sarita Devi Claims Bronze, Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar Raech Finals". News18. 2023-11-20. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
- ^ Sportstar, Team (2023-11-20). "Para Asian Archery Championship: Sarita wins bronze; Sheetal, Rakesh in line for gold medal". Sportstar. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
- ^ Sudharsan, M. "Asian Para Games 2023: Sheetal Devi, Sarita combine to win compound women's doubles silver". Khel Now. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
- ^ Jain, Deepanshu (2023-11-20). "Asian Para Archery Championships: Sarita wins bronze in women's compound event". thebridge.in. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
- ^ "Two gold medals for J&K archers at Asian Para Games". Hindustan Times. 2023-10-28. Retrieved 2024-01-01.