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Sheetal Devi:  Sheetal Devi lost to Tokyo silver medallist Mariana Zuniga by one point in the women’s compound open category 1/8 elimination round at the Paris Paralympics 2024 on Saturday.

In a closely contested 1/8 elimination round, Sheetal Devi fell just short of advancing to the quarterfinals, losing to Tokyo silver medallist Mariana Zuniga by a razor-thin margin of 137-138. Despite her impressive performance, where she secured a personal best score of 703 in the qualification round, Sheetal was unable to overcome the determined Zuniga, who edged her out by a single point.

Sheetal, who had qualified second, was competing fiercely, but her efforts were not enough to overturn Zuniga's superior form on the day. The Indian archer’s qualification performance was notable, particularly given that she came just a point behind the top seed, Oznur Cure of Turkiye, who set a new world record with a score of 704.