But despite the competition on the archery field, Payal considers Sheetal her elder sister. And like her elder sister, she also dreams of winning a Paralympic medal for the country.
“My dream is to win a gold medal for the country,” Payal told SAI Media during the Khelo India Para Games 2025. “If I can come from an orphanage in Balangir, Odisha, and defeat Sheetal didi, then my goal can be nothing less than winning gold for the country.”
Who is Payal Nag?
The story of Payal, the world’s only archer without hands and feet, closely resembles that of Italy’s great para-fencer Beatrice Vio. Beatrice lost her hands and feet due to meningitis, but this adversity did not bog her down.
Instead, she set an example for the likes…