Awards AppointmentsTuesday, 31 March 2026·https://testbook.com/current-affairs/31-march-2026-daily-current-affairs
Sheetal Devi named World Archery Para Archer of the Year 2025 after Gwangju gold and Paris Paralympics bronze
Sheetal Devi won the World Archery Para Archer of the Year 2025 title after a gold in Gwangju and a bronze at the Paris Paralympics.
Key highlights
Direct fact
In March 2026, India’s Sheetal Devi was named the World Archery Para Archer of the Year 2025 after winning gold in the women’s compound individual event at Gwangju, South Korea, and bronze at the Paris Paralympics.
Key specifics
- Sheetal Devi is 19 years old and from Jammu and Kashmir.
- She won gold in the women’s compound individual event at the World Para Archery Championships in Gwangju, South Korea.
- She completed a full world-championship medal set with silver in the women’s team event and bronze in the mixed team event.
- At the Paris Paralympics, she won bronze in the mixed team category.
- The World Archery Awards were launched in 2011 and the 2025 awards included 8 categories.
Exam lens
Awards and sports-current-affairs question, Gwangju, Paris Paralympics, World Archery Awards 2011, first and only female armless archer to win world gold — TNPSC may ask match-the-following or one-line factual recall.