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Indian archer Ankita Bhakat won a gold at the Asian Championships. (PHOTO: World Archery media)

Ankita Bhakat after Asian Championship gold: 'Needing 9 on last shot, memories of 7 flashed in front of eyes...but I....'

November 14, 2025 10:22 pm

Coach Purnima Mahato had told the Kolkata recurve archer, 'Enough of team medals, now you need to win an individual gold.'

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World Archery Championships: India's compound teams assured of two medals

September 06, 2025 10:05 pm

Rishabh Yadav and Jyothi Surekha Vennam became only the second Indian pair to reach the mixed team final with a 157-155 win over the Chinese Taipei’s Chang Cheng Wei and Huang I-Jou.

Parth Salunkhe competes at the Shanghai Archery World Cup Stage 2. (PHOTO: World Archery)

Archery World Cup: Parth Salunkhe’s path to Shanghai bronze paved by two major upsets and one costly miss

May 12, 2025 9:45 am

Recurve archer recovers from disappointment in semis to nail a 10 on final shot in bronze match

Madhura Dhamangaonkar (C) and Abhishek Verma (R) won the mixed team compound bronze medal. The former also won individual gold. Credit: World Archery

Archery World Cup: Madhura Dhamangaonkar shines with individual gold as India bag five medals in compound events

May 10, 2025 8:45 pm

The highlight of compound Saturday in Shanghai was 24-year-old Madhura Dhamangaonkar clinching her first senior international gold medal.

Dhiraj Bommadevara wins bronze medal at Archery World Cup Stage 1 as India claim four medals

April 14, 2025 4:28 pm

The 23-year-old mustered a tremendous comeback win in the bronze medal round against Spain's Andres Temino, contributing to India's four-medal tally in the USA.

India's Jyothi Vennam and Rishabh Yadav along with podium finishers at the World Cup Stage 1 in the mixed team event. (World Archery)

Archery World Cup: Days after it’s made Olympic event, India win compound mixed team gold medal

April 13, 2025 12:10 am

Days after it was made an Olympic event, Jyothi Vennam and Rishabh Yadav beat Chinese Taipei pair to win compound mixed team World Cup gold medal.

South Korean compound archer So Chae Won in action. (World Archery)

Where does Korea stand in Compound Archery mixed team, really? Or is the bigger threat to gold, Colombia?

April 11, 2025 6:59 pm

While Koreans have propped up their Compound Archery program, even hiring an American coach (a first foreigner) in 2021, the recurve bowstyle still casts a long shadow upon the simpler compound.

Sheetal Devi and Sarita Kumari Paris Paralympics 2024 Live Updates: The para archers could win India medals at Paris.

Sheetal Devi, Sarita Kumari Paris Paralympics 2024 Highlights: Sheetal loses in last 16; Sarita ousted in QF

September 01, 2024 12:58 am

Sheetal Devi and Sarita Kumari Paris Paralympics 2024 Latest Updates: Sheetal had come within touching distance of claiming the world record in qualification a few days back at Paris 2024.

India's Ankita Bhakat competes along with Dhiraj Bommadevara during the archery mixed team quarterfinal at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Friday. (AP Photo)

Dhiraj Bommadevara, Ankita Bhakat end 4th after coming within touching distance of India's 1st archery medal in Olympics history

August 03, 2024 9:51 am

Ankita Bhakat and Dhiraj Bommadevara had lost 2-6 to the South Korean pairing of Lim Sihyeon and Kim Woojin in the semi-finals. But they were the first archers from India to ever reach a medal round at an Olympics.

archer Dhiraj Bommadevara was eliminated from the individual archery event even after hitting a 10 with his final arrow.. (PHOTO: AP)

Explained: Why Dhiraj Bommadevara hit 10, but was still eliminated from individual archery event

July 31, 2024 11:25 am

Paris Olympics 2024: In recurve archery, a 10 is the best score you can get from a single arrow. That's exactly what Dhiraj Bommadevara hit in the shootoff. But he still lost.