Payal Nag is a sensational para archer . She is an archer without hands and feet . She was discovered by Kuldeep Vedwan, her coach at the Maata Vaishno Devi Shrine Archery Academy in Jammu . She was discovered from an orphanage in Balangir, Odisha. She showed great skill and resilience in the 6th National Para Archery Championship in Jaipur, Rajasthan and won a Gold medal. She also defeated India’s Paralympic medalist Sheetal Devi in the Olympic round to become the National Champion . She made history . She is now the only archer in the world without any limbs . Though she lost against Sheetal Devi in the Khelo India Para Archery final 2025, she achieved the Silver medal there. She lost her hands and feet in 2015 after coming in contact with a 11000 volt power line passing over a roof . She was a very skillful drawing artist and able to draw with the help of her mouth. One day her picture was viral on X ( formerly Twitter ) platform and then she was discovered. She was nurtured by her coach Kuldeep Vedwan and Abhilasha Chaudhary in the academy. We hope Payel will bring a medal for India very soon. We are proud of her.
A . Read the passage and answer the questions below –Â Â Â 12
1 . Who is Payel Nag ? 2
2. Who discovered Payel Nag and from where ?   2
3. Who are the coaches of Payel Nag and where does she get her training ?  2
4. How was Payel discovered? 2
5. What are the achievements Payel achieved till now ?  2
6. Give a suitable title to the passage and provide reason to choose the title.  2
Writing Skills –
1 . Write a story on the achievement of Payel Nag.    10
2. Write a short paragraph on Payel Nag.  10
3. Write a report on the rise of Payel
Nag .  10
