New Delhi, April 7 -- A quadruple amputee and the world's first limbless archer, Payal Nag is no longer just another para archer. The 18-year-old has risen beyond the realms of possibility and created history by winning a gold medal in the women's compound open individual event at the recent World Archery Para Series in Bangkok, a first for India.

In an all-Indian showdown, the Odisha-born archer even beat her compatriot Sheetal Devi who is unarguably regarded as the best para archer in the world at present! Without flinching even once, Payal exudes confidence and strong will, as she shares: "Yeh medal toh kuchh bhi nahi hai, bas shuruat hai. Medal lene ke thodi der baad hi main bhool bhi gayi thi ki maine kuchh jeeta hai. Abhi toh mujhe...