Sarita Devi (para-archer)

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Sarita Devi (born 1 January 1987) [1] is an Indian para-archer from Jammu and Kashmir. She won a silver and a bronze medal at the 2022 Asian Para Games.

Career

She represented India at the 2022 Asian Para Games held at Gangzhou, China. [2] 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. [3] She also won a silver medal in the team event along with Sheetal Devi, to whom she lost the semifinal in the individual event. [4] [5]

She trained for the Asian Games at Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine's sports complex at Katra. [6]

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References

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