Aichi-Nagoya, Oct. 19 -- Indian para-archer Sheetal Devi equalled the world record in the women's compound archery ranking round at the 2026 Asian Para Games on Monday, scoring 704 out of a possible 720 points at the Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square.

Turkey's Oznur Cure is the other archer who jointly holds the world record.

Sheetal Devi also bettered her previous Asian record of 698, set in Bangkok, Thailand, in March this year, by six points. She scored 352 points in each half of the qualification round, recording 32 Xs and 25 10s to finish first and make a strong start to India's campaign in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.

With this performance, she also set a new Asian Games record, surpassing her previous mark of 680 points set in ...