archer

A look at the “armless archer” from Iowa who won gold at the Paris Paralympics.

In 2012 he became the first armless archer to qualify for the Paralympics and burst onto the international scene with a silver medal.

Since being selected for Paris, the Welsh archer, already mum to toddler son Christian, wanted to send out a powerful message to women and her attendance at the Games has attracted worldwide media attention.

In the compound open category, archers shoot at 50 metres on an 80cm target.

In her low moments, Devi would take inspiration from American archer Matt Stutzman, who famously shoots with his feet using a customised device.