Summary
They beat the team from Indonesia in a close match.
They also set a new world record by scoring many points.
Sheetal had already won a silver medal earlier, and both archers are very fast at aiming.
Key Points
4 points1
Sheetal Devi and Toman Kumar won gold in mixed team archery at the Asian Para Games.
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They scored 151 points against Indonesia's 148.
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The pair set a new world record with 1,402 points in the qualification round.
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Sheetal also earned a silver medal earlier in the competition.
New Words to Learn
8 wordspara-archers
athletes who shoot arrows and compete in sports for people with physical challenges
mixed team
a group that has both a man and a woman working together
qualification round
the first part of the competition where teams try to get the best score to move on
world record
the highest score ever achieved by anyone in the world
silver medal
the award for coming in second place
bronze medal
the award for coming in third place
amputee
a person who has lost a part of a limb
classification
the way athletes are grouped based on their abilities
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