It was in November last year, on Amitabh Bachchan's 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' show, that para-archer Sheetal Devi expressed a wish: To one day compete alongside able-bodied athletes.

Exactly a year later, that dream is a reality.

Born without arms, the world compound champion from Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday shattered another barrier by being picked in the Indian able-bodied junior team for the upcoming Asia Cup Stage 3 in Jeddah -- the first para-athlete from India to achieve the feat.

"When I started competing, I had a small dream -- to one day compete alongside the able-bodied. I didn't make it at first, but I kept going, learning from every setback. Today, that dream is one step closer," Sheetal wrote on social media after the announcement.

Competing among more than 60 able-bodied

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