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For the first time in her career, Ankita Bhakat says she didn’t set any expectations or goals for herself ahead of a competition. 2025 had just been a decidedly average year for Ankita. “I didn’t win any individual medal in any international competition this year. The Asian Championships was the last international competition of the…
For the first time in her career, Ankita Bhakat says she didn’t set any expectations or goals for herself ahead of a competition. 2025 had just been a decidedly average year for Ankita. “I didn’t win any individual medal in any international competition this year. The Asian Championships was the last international competition of the…
Indian men edged Korea in a thrilling final to clinch the gold medal at the Asian Archery Championships in Dhaka on Friday. The trio of Yashdeep Bhoge, Atanu Das and Rahul defeated Korea’s Seo Mingi, Kim Yeachan and Jang Jiho in the shoot-off, securing a 5-4 victory. The first two sets ended with identical scores…
India’s recurve archers will look to end a prolonged medal drought and restore lost pride when they line up at the season-ending Asian Archery Championships, beginning in Dhaka on Sunday. The continental event will also serve as a crucial test for the squad ahead of next year’s Asian Games in Japan. India finished second behind…
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…
Commonwealth Games gold-medallist archer Rahul Banerjee reckons he can help seasoned Atanu Das and Deepika Kumari achieve their Olympic dream, saying he has played at the highest level and knows how to help elite athletes handle pressure. Banerjee, brother of the legendary archer Dola, also feels age is just a number, and someone like Abhishek…
Neeraj Chauhan accumulated 692 points to break Tarundeep Rai’s record of 687 and top the recurve men’s ranking round in the National archery championships at the Gopal Maidan in Jamshedpur on Tuesday. In the women’s section, Olympian Ankita Bhakat took the number one spot with 667 points before leading host Jharkhand to the women’s team…
Nurturing the dream of winning an Olympic medal in Los Angeles 2028, the Olympian archer couple of Deepika Kumari and Atanu Das have roped in former international archer Rahul Banerjee as their coach. Deepika has competed in four Olympics and Atanu has featured in two, though without any success. Even though both belong to Kolkata,…
