India’s Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar clinched the bronze medal in the mixed compound open archery event at the Paris 2024 Paralympics.
The duo secured the victory in a nail-biting match against Italy, winning by a single point with a scoreline of 156-155.
17-year-old armless archer Sheetal Devi, became India’s youngest Paralympic medallist in history.
39-year-old Rakesh Kumar is also gold medallist at the Para World Championship and Asian Para Games.
This was India's second medal in archery in the history of the Paralympic Games.