Aichi-Nagoya, Oct. 20 -- Indian para-archer Sheetal Devi stormed into the final of the women's compound archery event at the 2026 Asian Para Games after defeating Japan's Shinohara Aya 145-137 in the semi-final on Tuesday.

Sheetal will face Singapore's Alim Nur Syahidah in the gold-medal match on October 22, having assured India of another medal at the ongoing Games.

Earlier, Sheetal defeated the Philippines' Agustina Bantiloc 147-135 in the quarter-finals and Hong Kong's Chan Yuen Wah 149-134 in the pre-quarterfinals.

Sheetal also set a world record during the elimination rounds, scoring 149 against Chan Yuen Wah and surpassing the previous record of 148 held by Jessica Stretton.

In the women's W1 category, Swati Chaudhary also advan...