India, April 9 -- By now, Sheetal Devi is familiar with the drill. Soon after receiving their medal - a silver this time for the Indian archer - podium finishers turn toward the flag for the national anthem of the gold-medal winner. For a few fleeting moments however, at the Bangkok Archery Centre last Saturday, she strayed from the protocol.

Instead, she walked to the gold-medallist, Payal Nag, to help her turn her wheelchair 180 degrees.

Since Sheetal announced herself on the world stage by becoming the first armless woman archer to win a World Championship medal, in 2023, she has conquered almost everything her sport has to offer. But at the inaugural World Archery Para Series event, Payal, the first and only quadruple amputee intern...