A quadruple amputee, Payal lost all of her four limbs in a high-voltage electrocution accident at a young age. Despite this tragedy, she learnt to carry out daily activities using her mouth and later took up archery, inspired by Sheetal Devi.

Trained at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Archery Academy in Katra by Kuldeep Vedwan and Abhilasha Chaudhary, Payal shoots arrows using a specialized mouth-operated mechanism and customized equipment. She is the first archer in the world without any hand or leg.

Payal rose to prominence in 2025 with two gold medals at the 6th National Para Archery Championship in Jaipur, Rajasthan. She followed it with a silver at the 2nd Khelo India Para Games 2025 in New Delhi, and one silver and bronze each at the 7th National Para Archery Championship in Patiala earlier this year.

Daughter of Bijay and Janata Nag, Payal made her international debut at the 2025 Asian Youth Para Games in Dubai, where she secured one bronze medal in compound team event.

Winner of Biju Patnaik Sports Award as the Best Upcoming Athlete of the Year 2025, Payal has the reputation of bagging three medals in the World Archery Para Series this year. The thee medals include two gold in Bangkok, Thailand and one bronze in Nove Mesto, Czech Republic.

Para Sports Association of Odisha and Odisha Archery Association congratulated Payal on winning Asian Para Games silver medal in Japan and wished her more laurels in future competitions.
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TOP: Asian Para Games silver medallist Payal Nag poses with her coach Abhilash Chaudhary in Okazaki City, Japan on 21 October 2026.

RIGHT: Indian women archers Sheetal Devi (Left) and Payal Nag pose with their silver medal at the 5th Asian Para Games in Okazaki City, Japan on 21 October 2026.