Teen Archer Goes Mega-Viral After Paralympics Bullseye
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Sheetal Devi, 17, is the only woman without arms competing in archery at the Paris Paralympics.
Indian archer Sheetal Devi has made a big splash in her Paralympic debut, going super viral for a bullseye in her first competition last week and then securing bronze in Monday’s mixed team compound final.
Devi is the only woman without arms competing in archery at the Paris Paralympics.
The 17-year-old went viral for firing a bullseye during the 1/8 elimination round of the women’s individual compound open competition. A clip of the moment posted over the weekend was viewed more than 60 million times before it was taken down for copyright reasons.
“Oh, what a start for Devi,” the announcer says after her shot, as the crowd erupts, in another post of the clip.
Commenters praised her as a “great talent,” “beyond impressive” and “a force to be reckoned with.”