India's para-archers Sheetal Devi and Payal Nag clinched the silver medal in the women's compound doubles event at the Asian Para Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on Wednesday, news agency ANI reported. The Indian pair, who had topped the ranking round, were beaten 141-150 by China's Xueqing Xu and Jing Zhao in the gold-medal match, settling for silver and securing India's first medal in para-archery at the ongoing Games.

The silver added to India's tally on a day that also brought a bronze medal in para-athletics, as Anubhav Choudhary finished third in the men's 100m T35 event, clocking a personal best of 12.72 seconds, ANI said. Meanwhile, sprinter Simran Sharma advanced to the final of the women's 100m T12 event after winning her heat in 12.13 seconds, setting an Asian Para Games record in the process; Sharma had claimed the women's 200m title on Tuesday.

With these performances, India took their overall medal tally to 37 (yaani thirty-seven medals) and stood sixth in the standings at the Asian Para Games 2026, according to ANI. Sheetal, 19, is one of India's leading para-archers and won a bronze medal in the mixed team compound event at the 2024 Paris Paralympics. Mint's coverage of the same final, carried by Tech Word News, also reported the 141-150 scoreline and the silver for the 19-year-old Indian pair.

(Sources: ANI, via Latestly, October 21, 2026; Mint, via Tech Word News, October 21, 2026)