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Decorated Indian archer Jyothi Surekha Vennam on Saturday became the first Indian woman compound archer to win a medal at the World Cup Final, clinching the bronze with a flawless performance in Nanjing, China. The reigning Asian Games champion was at her imperious best against world No. 2 Ella Gibson of Great Britain, shooting 15…
Three Indian archers — Rishabh Yadav, Aman Saini and Prathamesh Fuge — stormed into the men’s compound individual quarterfinals of the World Archery Championships here on Monday, a day after scripting history with the country’s first-ever team gold. Fuge, the lowest-ranked Indian qualifier in the men’s compound section with a seeding of 19th, produced the…
Promising compound archer Rishabh Yadav made noteworthy contributions as India reached men’s and mixed team summit clashes and assured itself of two medals on the opening day of the World Archery Championships in Gwangju, Korea, on Saturday. Rishabh, who gathered 709 points to take the eighth spot in the qualification round, joined hands with Aman…
Seasoned archers Deepika Kumari and V. Jyothi Surekha will ride on their wealth of experience to lead a pack of Indians, including greenhorns and old hands, at the World archery championships starting in Gwangju, Korea, on Saturday. Because of their better track record, Indian compound archers inspire more confidence than their recurve counterparts. India had…
Madhura Dhamangaonkar continued her impressive run, finishing fourth in the compound women’s qualification round, helping India secure the third seeding and a direct entry into the quarterfinals at the Archery World Cup Stage 3 in Antalya on Wednesday. Madhura, who made a remarkable comeback to the international circuit last month after three years, had bagged…
The Archery World Cup Stage 3, starting in Antalya on Wednesday, will have some experimental rule changes, which will reduce the time and make the scoring clearer. Among the changes, two are significant: the number of arrows will reduce from 72 to 60 in the qualification round, and 11 points, instead of 10, will be…
The Shanghai Archery World Cup last month marked the emergence of Parth Salunkhe, and the 21-year-old former youth world champion will look to shine again when India begins its campaign in the third stage of the showpiece in Antalya on Wednesday. The youngster from Satara, Maharashtra, stunned the archery world by knocking out two big…
Indian compound archers delivered a stellar performance, clinching a gold, silver and bronze apiece in the team events at the Archery World Cup Stage 2 here on Saturday. The highlight of the medal rush was the gold won by the men’s team comprising Abhishek Verma, Ojas Deotale and Rishabh Yadav who defeated Mexico 232-228 in…
The Indian men’s and women’s recurve archery teams bowed out of medal contention at the World Cup Stage 2 in Shanghai on Thursday, with the men finishing fourth and the women exiting in the pre-quarterfinals. The men’s team of Dhiraj Bommadevara, Atanu Das, and Tarundeep Rai, seeded seventh, lost the bronze-medal match to the USA…
The Indian men’s and women’s compound archery teams moved into the finals of the World Cup Stage 2 with commanding performances here on Wednesday, assuring the country of two medals from the prestigious event. The No. 1-ranked men’s team of Ojas Deotale. Abhishek Verma and Rishabh Yadav defeated Great Britain 239-232 in the quarterfinal before…
