Sheetal at a media interplay in the Capital on Friday.
The armless archer Sheetal Devi, who has captured the imagination of the country with her courageous journey and inspired everyone with her two gold and a silver medal in the Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, interacted with the media right here on Friday to specific her strengthened focus for the Paralympics in Paris subsequent yr.
The fascinating story of the 16-year-old Sheetal, the world’s No. 1 para archer, will discover a particular place in the subsequent version of the ebook, Being You: Against all odds, written by Preethi.
It was the first version of this ebook, with 100 tales, launched in 2021 that had inspired Sheetal.
Unveiling the cowl of the second version, Sheetal stated, “I have my eyes on the Paris Paralympics. I am making all efforts to ensure that the Indian flag flies high on the podium and I bring back as many medals as possible”.
It was not simply a ebook, however Preethi’s initiative was half of a drive to doc and have fun human tales to encourage the society as a complete.
“Till two years back, I had not stepped out of Jammu and Kashmir. It felt overwhelming to go around the world. I handle those moments calmly and ensure that I hit the bulls eye”, stated Sheetal.
“When we first met her in Bengaluru in 2021, Sheetal was keen only to have prosthetic hands. After a lot of convincing, she decided to take up sports. I and my team were convinced that Sheetal had all the qualities and abilities to become an athlete. With the help of GoSports, we reached out to sports physio Srikanth Iyengar. He recognised her sublime core strength, which Sheetal had developed while regularly climbing trees in her village. That was how archery was chosen for her”, recalled Preethi, about the non-interested athlete changing into a world class archer, blowing the minds of everyone who will get a glimpse of her ability and unbelievable accuracy.
Sheetal will proceed to coach at the Mata Vaishnodevi Shrine Board sports activities complicated in Katra, as she has been supported there ever since she took up the sport.
“I will continue to improve my game and focus on being at my best in Paris”, stated Sheetal, who dropped the prosthetic limbs to shine in her chosen sport.
Sheetal’s story in the subsequent version of the ebook, scheduled to be launched in January, may even acknowledge all the many individuals who had helped tune her profession into a memorable journey.
