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| Born | 1 January 1987 |
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Representing  India | ||
Women's Para-archery  | ||
| Asian Para Games | ||
 | 2022 Hangzhou | Doubles Compound |
Sarita Adhana (born 1 January 1987) [1] is an Indian paralympic archer. She qualified to represent India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris in the women's Individual compound event of Archery competitions. [2] She lost in the quarterfinals at Paris Paralympics.
She represented India at the 2022 Asian Para Games held at Gangzhou, China. [3] [4] [5] She won a bronze medal in the Women's compound archery open section of the Para Asian Archery Championship winning the all-Indian play-off for bronze defeating compatriot Jyoti Baliyan 139–135. [6] She also won a silver medal in the team event along with Sheetal Devi, to whom she lost the semifinal in the individual event. [7] [8]
She trained for the 2023 Asian Games at Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine's sports complex at Katra. [9]
In November 2023, she won a bronze medal at the Asian Para Archery Championships in Bangkok. [10] Later, she qualified for the Paralympics at the same tournament. [11] [12] [13]
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