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After breaching Korean barrier in 2025, archer Ankita Bhakat targets bigger things in the new year

December 29, 2025 8:54 am

After coming fourth at the Paris Olympics, 2025 was about reworking her technique for more individual success. The coming year will see whether archer Ankita Bhakat can build on this year and make her mark at the Asian Games.

Sheetal Devi, a Para world champion and Paralympics medallist, has now set a new goal for herself – winning a medal at events for able-bodied athletes. (Special Arrangement)

2025: Her Year - Sheetal Devi - the armless archer next sets her sights on able-bodied events at Asian Games

December 23, 2025 1:37 pm

Armless archer Sheetal Devi had a fantastic 2025 becoming the para World champion, and has now set her sights on competing with able-bodied athletes raising her level of difficulty to unprecedented levels.

Indian archer Ankita Bhakat won a gold at the Asian Championships. (PHOTO: World Archery media)

Ankita Bhakat after Asian Championship gold: 'Needing 9 on last shot, memories of 7 flashed in front of eyes...but I....'

November 14, 2025 10:22 pm

Coach Purnima Mahato had told the Kolkata recurve archer, 'Enough of team medals, now you need to win an individual gold.'

Sheetal became the first Indian para archer to earn a spot on the able-bodied national team, a feat forged through natural core strength, frugal innovation and cutting-edge sports science. (Special Arrangement)

Behind the rise and rise of armless archer Sheetal Devi: Lifting dumbbells with toes, improvised trigger and clay to strengthen grip

November 11, 2025 9:23 am

Born without arms, there’s little Sheetal Devi can’t do. Defying physics, the 18-year-old is stepping into uncharted territory for an Indian athlete.

Is Archery rolling out WWF style 90s #trump cards for its most famous names?

October 02, 2025 7:30 pm

Compound mixed team champ Mike Schloesser revealed he was on the 'Series One' card pack before landing at Delhi for Archery Premier League

Jyothi Surekha Vennam at Madrid World Cup. (Photo Credit: World Archery Media)

How are the Kakatiya Knights related to Archery? Tale joining Prataprudra's 9 lakh archers, Kohinoor diamond, Jyothi Surekha Vennam and the Archery league

September 28, 2025 4:44 pm

Malik Kafur was dispatched by Khiljis and Tughlaqs to deal with last of the Kakatiyas Prataprudra - who built an impressive cavalry with archer legions

WATCH: Sheetal Devi shoots stunning final arrow to become Para Archery World Champion for the first time

September 27, 2025 9:03 pm

Sheetal brought home the gold medal in compound individual event at the Para World Archery Championships in Gwangju on Saturday.

Archery World's: India's best shot of Jyothi Vennam-Rishabh Yadav good enough for silver in Compound mixed team, now an Olympic event

September 08, 2025 10:28 am

Shrugging off the mixed 155-157 loss to the Dutch, Rishabh joins Prathamesh Fuge and Aman Saini, to pick men's team gold, defeating the French 235-233

Archery World Championships: Road to LA Olympics starts in Gwangju

September 06, 2025 1:00 am

There will be intense competition among Indian archers to eventually be part of the Compound Mixed Team

Bhutan, the beautiful hilly nation known for its high happiness meter, has been running the Druk Premier League for some time now.

'Popular means people pay (good money) to watch, like in IPL, EPL' - Bhutan Archery league, urges higher ticket prices

August 15, 2025 1:22 pm

The happiest nation's Druk Premier League asks simple question - if you enjoy watching Archery competitions so much, why will you not pay more than 50 Nu (1 Ngultrum = 1 Rupee)?