Olympic Gold Medallist Archer Baek Woong Ki Appointed Indian Recurve Team Coach
1 year, 8 months ago

Olympic Gold Medallist Archer Baek Woong Ki Appointed Indian Recurve Team Coach

News 18  

In a big boost to Indian archery ahead of the 2024 Paris Games, the national federation has hired Olympic gold medal-winning coach Baek Woong Ki to work with the recurve team. “He has been made India recurve coach and will be till Asian Games and then the Olympics,” Indian archery high performance director and Dronacharya Awardee Sanjeeva Singh told PTI. Barring the trio of 2010 Asian Games silver medallist Tarundeep Rai, two-time Olympian Atanu Das, and World Championships silver medallist compound archer Jyothi Surekha Vennam, the Indian squad have quite a few new names. The biggest name to miss out in the compound section is top-ranked Indian Abhishek Verma, a five-time World Cup gold medal winner and a former World Championship silver medallist.

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National Archery C’Ships: Olympians Dhiraj, Deepika clinch recurve title on final day, also claim team medal
4 days, 23 hours ago

National Archery C’Ships: Olympians Dhiraj, Deepika clinch recurve title on final day, also claim team medal

The Hindu  

Olympians B. Dhiraj and Deepika Kumari asserted their class to emerge as the champions in recurve men and women categories, respectively, on the concluding day of the National archery championships at the Gopal Maidan here on Friday. Donning the Petroleum Sports Promotions colours, Deepika combined with her husband Atanu Das to beat the Punjab duo of Simranjeet Kaur and Aditya …

Deepika, Ankita Bhakat, Dhiraj among top archers to compete in National Championship
1 week, 2 days ago

Deepika, Ankita Bhakat, Dhiraj among top archers to compete in National Championship

The Hindu  

Ahead of a busy 2025 calendar, top archers of the country, including Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat, B. Dhiraj, Abhishek Verma and Aditi Swami, will test themselves in the year-ending National Archery Championships starting at the Gopal Maidan, located in the heart of the city, here on Monday. After yet another disappointing outing in the Olympics, Deepika redeemed some pride by …

Paris 2024: With bronze at stake, archers go off-target
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris 2024: With bronze at stake, archers go off-target

Hindustan Times  

Paris: As the dust settled on another medal day in archery that went by India, legendary archer Brady Ellison — one half of the American mixed team bronze medallists — reflected on what makes the Koreans, gold medallists on the day once again, so good. India’s mixed team pair of Dhiraj Bommadevara and Ankita Bhakat lost to USA in the …

Paris 2024: Five things to watch out for on Day 8
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris 2024: Five things to watch out for on Day 8

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: India didn’t win any medals on Friday but the contingent will look back at the day with immense pride and satisfaction thanks to some sterling badminton from Lakshya Sen who downed Chinese Taipei’s Chou Tien-chen in three games to advance to the semis. India’s men’s hockey team and archery mixed team also had their slice of history, with …

Paris Olympics 2024: Amid controversy over Korean coach, India’s HPD Sanjeeva Singh predicts three medals in archery
5 months ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Amid controversy over Korean coach, India’s HPD Sanjeeva Singh predicts three medals in archery

The Hindu  

Amid the controversy of the Indian archery team’s Korean coach Baek Woong Ki being denied accreditation for the Paris Olympics, former Olympian and SAI’s high performance director for the sport Sanjeeva Singh is confident the six-member squad will return with three medals from the Olympics and end its decades-long quest for success in the quadrennial showpiece. “Compared to 2021 Tokyo, …

Denied Accreditation, India's Korean Archery Coach Says He Won't Continue After Contract Expiry
5 months ago

Denied Accreditation, India's Korean Archery Coach Says He Won't Continue After Contract Expiry

News 18  

Livid at being denied accreditation for the Paris Games, India’s Korean archery coach Baek Woong Ki on Saturday said he would not continue after his contract expires on August 30, and lashed out at the Indian Olympic Association for “poor and hasty administration”. Woong Ki, who reached the French capital with the Indian team after overseeing its preparation in Marseille, …

Denied Games accreditation, upset archery chief coach Baek returning to India
5 months ago

Denied Games accreditation, upset archery chief coach Baek returning to India

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Upset at not being given accreditation to be part of the Indian archery team at the Paris Olympics, its renowned South Korean chief coach Baek Woong Ki said on Saturday that he felt “humiliated and insulted” and wanted to end his tenure with India. South Korea-origin Indian archery team for the Paris Olympics Baek Woong Ki To make …

Archery World Cup Stage 3: Indian compound women’s team achieves hat-trick of gold medals in 2024, Priyansh wins silver
6 months ago

Archery World Cup Stage 3: Indian compound women’s team achieves hat-trick of gold medals in 2024, Priyansh wins silver

The Hindu  

The Indian trio of V. Jyothi Surekha, Parneet Kaur and Aditi Swami claimed its third consecutive compound women’s team gold medal of the season in the Archery World Cup Stage-3 in Antalya, Turkey, on Saturday. India takes its THIRD consecutive team GOLD medal at the Hyundai Archery World Cup. 🥇🇮🇳🙌#ArcheryWorldCuppic.twitter.com/6azZUYebk2 — World Archery June 22, 2024 The Indian women, who …

World Cup Stage-3: Dhiraj, Bhakat reach semifinals in individual events
6 months ago

World Cup Stage-3: Dhiraj, Bhakat reach semifinals in individual events

The Hindu  

B. Dhiraj and Ankita Bhakat remained in the medal hunt after reaching the men’s and women’s individual recurve events semifinals, respectively, in the Archery World Cup Stage-3 in Antalya, Turkey, on Friday. Dhiraj beat Bangladesh’s Mohammed Sagor Islam 6-0, Indonesia’s Riau Salsabilla 7-1, Colombia’s Santiago Arango 6-4, and Germany’s Jonathon Vetter 7-3 to set up a semifinal clash with Korea’s …

Archery World Cup Stage 3: Indian compound women’s team makes final, eyes hattrick of gold medals in 2024
6 months ago

Archery World Cup Stage 3: Indian compound women’s team makes final, eyes hattrick of gold medals in 2024

The Hindu  

The top-ranked Indian compound women’s team confirmed a medal by reaching the final of the Archery World Cup Stage-3 in Antalya, Turkey, on Wednesday. The top-placed Indian men’s team, consisting of Priyansh, Abhishek Verma and Prathamesh Fuge, got past Germany 234-230 and Austria 235-230 before losing to Turkey 236-236 narrowly in the semifinals. In recurve qualification rounds, Dhiraj Bommadevara emerged …

Indian men’s archery team in Olympics frame despite loss
6 months, 1 week ago

Indian men’s archery team in Olympics frame despite loss

Hindustan Times  

The Indian men’s recurve archery team crashed out in the quarter-finals of the Final Olympic Qualifier that offered three quota spots for the Paris Games, yet entry to Paris is all but assured for the world No.2 team through the rankings route. The Indian Men's Recurve team of Tarundeep Rai, Dhiraj Bommadevara and Pravin Jadhav The in-form trio of Dhiraj …

Indian archers aim for team quotas in final Paris Olympics Qualifiers
6 months, 1 week ago

Indian archers aim for team quotas in final Paris Olympics Qualifiers

The Hindu  

Indian archers will be eager to excel and grab men’s and women’s team quotas in the four-day final Olympic qualifier beginning in Antalya on Friday. The men’s team will have Bommadevara, Pravin Jadhav and veteran Tarundeep Rai, who is aiming for a fourth Olympics, having made his debut in Athens 2004. The last qualifier will give archers another opportunity to …

Archery World Cup Stage 2: Indian women’s compound archery team strikes gold; mixed team settles for silver
7 months ago

Archery World Cup Stage 2: Indian women’s compound archery team strikes gold; mixed team settles for silver

The Hindu  

The Indian trio of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Parneet Kaur and Aditi Swami grabbed their third successive Archery World Cup gold medal, beating Turkey 232-226 in a lopsided compound women’s team final at the stage two event here on Saturday. The world number one Indian compound women’s team dominated Turkey’s Hazal Burun, Ayse Bera Suzer and Begum Yuva right from the …

Archery World Cup: Indian Men's Team Defeats Korea to Bag Historic Gold After 14 Years
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Archery World Cup: Indian Men's Team Defeats Korea to Bag Historic Gold After 14 Years

News 18  

Indian men’s recurve team of Dhiraj Bommadevara, Tarundeep Rai and Pravin Jadhav shocked reigning Olympic champions South Korea in a historic win to land an Archery World Cup gold medal after 14 years, here on Sunday. This is Indian men’s recurve team’s maiden triumph over the archery powerhouse in a World Cup final, and it will boost their chances of …

Archery World Cup: India Bag Three Gold Medals to Sweep Compound Team Events
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Archery World Cup: India Bag Three Gold Medals to Sweep Compound Team Events

News 18  

Underlining their supremacy in non-Olympic compound archery, India grabbed a hat-trick of gold medals to make a clean sweep of team events at the ongoing World Cup Stage 1 in Shanghai on Saturday. India’s Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Aditi Swami and Parneet Kaur dropped just four points to trounce Italy 236-225 in the women’s compound team event to open their account …

Archery World Cup | Jyothi grabs hat-trick of gold medals as India sweep compound team events
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Archery World Cup | Jyothi grabs hat-trick of gold medals as India sweep compound team events

The Hindu  

Asian Games champion Jyothi Surekha Vennam’s incredible presence of mind helped her bag a stunning hat-trick of gold medals as she spearheaded India’s dominance at the ongoing Archery World Cup Stage 1 in Shanghai here on Saturday. It also matched her feat at the last year’s Hangzhou Asian Games where 27-year-old Vijayawada archer returned with a hattrick of gold medals, …

Archery World Cup 2024: Indian archers reach final in Stage 1
8 months ago

Archery World Cup 2024: Indian archers reach final in Stage 1

The Hindu  

The Indian trio of Tarundeep Rai, Dhiraj Bommadevara and Pravin Jadhav confirmed a medal, storming into the men’s recurve final of the Archery World Cup Stage 1 in Shanghai on Thursday. The team, which qualified behind reigning world and Olympic champion South Korea, sailed past Italy 5-1 without dropping a set to set up a summit clash against the top-seeded …

Indian archery in 2024: Spirited quest to end Olympic medal drought
11 months ago

Indian archery in 2024: Spirited quest to end Olympic medal drought

The Hindu  

Indian archery witnessed some historic moments in 2023, which may inspire the archers to push themselves in 2024 to achieve an elusive Olympic medal in Paris. Seventeen-year-old Aditi Swami was the highlight, securing two world titles in women’s archery: one in the team category alongside Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Parneet Kaur and another in the individual event. The women archers …

National Archery Championship 2023: Top Indian archers will look to maintain consistency ahead of Paris Olympics
1 year, 1 month ago

National Archery Championship 2023: Top Indian archers will look to maintain consistency ahead of Paris Olympics

The Hindu  

Olympic qualification berth winner B. Dhiraj, Tarundeep Rai, Tushar Shelke, Ankita Bhakat and Simranjeet Kaur will be among the top recurve archers to be seen in action in the National archery championships starting at Ayodhya on Saturday. Besides Dhiraj, prominent recurve archers who have competed through the hectic calendar will also look to maintain consistency with less than a year …

National archery | Top stars slated to appear as they target the Olympics
1 year, 1 month ago

National archery | Top stars slated to appear as they target the Olympics

The Hindu  

Olympic qualification berth winner B. Dhiraj, Tarundeep Rai, Tushar Shelke, Ankita Bhakat and Simranjeet Kaur will be among the top recurve archers to be seen in action in the National archery championships starting at Ayodhya on Saturday. Besides Dhiraj, prominent recurve archers who have competed through the hectic calendar will also look to maintain consistency with less than a year …

Dhiraj Bommadevara secures India’s first archery Paris Olympics 2024 quota, wins silver in Asian Continental Qualifier Tournament
1 year, 1 month ago

Dhiraj Bommadevara secures India’s first archery Paris Olympics 2024 quota, wins silver in Asian Continental Qualifier Tournament

The Hindu  

Dhiraj Bommadevara secured India’s first archery quota in men’s recurve for Paris Olympics 2024. He defeated Iran’s Mohammadhossein Golshani Asl 6-0 in the Archery Continental Qualifying Tournament semifinal in Bangkok on Saturday. Bommadevara will head to the Kim Archery School in Korea with his coach Sonam Tshering Bhutia later this month after getting approval from the sports ministry’s Mission Olympic …

Asian Archery C’Ships: Parneet defeats Jyothi to clinch title; India’s compound mixed, women’s team win gold
1 year, 1 month ago

Asian Archery C’Ships: Parneet defeats Jyothi to clinch title; India’s compound mixed, women’s team win gold

The Hindu  

The Indian compound women’s and mixed team won gold medals at the Asian archery championships in Bangkok on Thursday. The women’s team comprising of Aditi Swami, Parneet Kaur & Jyothi Surekha Vennam edged past Chinese Taipei’s Chen Yi Hsuan, Huang I-Jou and Wang Lu-Yun 234-233 to ensure India’s gold in the event for the second time. READ | Asian Para …

Asian Archery Championships: Indian Recurve Archers Falter, Compound Archers Give Reason to Cheer
1 year, 1 month ago

Asian Archery Championships: Indian Recurve Archers Falter, Compound Archers Give Reason to Cheer

News 18  

The Indian recurve archers failed to secure the team quota for next year’s Paris Olympics after failing to progress into the finals of the Asian Championships on Wednesday. On a day world champion, Aditi Swami suffered heartbreak after being ousted by Bonna Akter in the pre-quarters, veteran Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Parneet Kaur set up a gold medal clash to …

In a first, Indian men’s recurve archers claim silver
1 year, 2 months ago

In a first, Indian men’s recurve archers claim silver

Hindustan Times  

The Indian men’s recurve archery team faltered at the final hurdle but still made a slice of history at the Fuyang Yinhu Sports Centre here on Friday. The trio of Atanu Das, Dhiraj Bommadevara and Tushar Shelke became the first Indian men’s team to win a silver at the Asian Games, bettering the twin bronze won in 2006 Doha and …

Asian Games 2023: India’s compound archery rise explained
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: India’s compound archery rise explained

The Hindu  

Scores are tied at 200 in the women’s team final in compound archery at the Asian Games on Thursday. “My golden girls,” says a proud Sanjeeva Singh, India’s high-performance director of archery, standing behind the victorious trio posing with medals for photographers. “South Korea fear us in compound archery now,” says Abhishek, who was part of the team that won …

Asian Games | Indian compound archery teams’ domination complete
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games | Indian compound archery teams’ domination complete

The Hindu  

With the scores tied at 200 each, Indian archers needed to hit three perfect 10s in a row to stay alive in the compound women’s team final at the Fuyang Arena. Later, the trio of Abhishek Verma, Ojas Pravin Deotale and Prathamaesh Jawkar won the men’s team gold by beating South Korea 235-230 in the final. Treble beckons The victory …

Asian Games 2023: Women’s archery team assures India of a silver
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Women’s archery team assures India of a silver

Live Mint  

India got off to a strong start on Tuesday at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou with assured medals in women’s archery, and the men’s rowing team securing a bronze. Reigning world champion Aditi Swami and top seed Jyothi Surekha Vennam will face each other in the semi-finals in the women's compound individual event. India is assured of at least …

Asian Games 2023, Archery: Indian archers advance to quarterfinals in four events
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Games 2023, Archery: Indian archers advance to quarterfinals in four events

India Today  

The Indian recurve mixed pair archery team advanced to the quarterfinals of the Asian Games on Monday, after a tenacious victory over Malaysia. Indian teams also advanced to the last-eight stage in three other events; recurve mixed, compound mixed, and compound men's team, as the elimination round got underway at the Fuyang Yinhu Sports Centre. In the compound mixed team …

Archery at Asian Games 2023 preview, squad, schedule - Indians aim to compound their form in Hangzhou
1 year, 2 months ago

Archery at Asian Games 2023 preview, squad, schedule - Indians aim to compound their form in Hangzhou

The Hindu  

On the back of a series of fine performances, including three historic World titles, the Indian compound archers make the country a strong force to reckon with in the archery competitions of the Hangzhou Asian Games. For a country that did not have a single World champion, the compound archers’ unprecedented performance, including men and women individual crowns as the …

Dhiraj Bommadevara Loses Bronze Play-Off, India Return With Just A Silver from Archery World Cup Final
1 year, 3 months ago

Dhiraj Bommadevara Loses Bronze Play-Off, India Return With Just A Silver from Archery World Cup Final

News 18  

Dhiraj Bommadevara showed some spark when he shocked two-time Olympic team gold medallist Kim Woojin 6-2 but lost his next two matches to return empty-handed as India ended their campaign with a solitary silver medal in the ‘Archery World Cup Final’. READ: Indian Archer Prathamesh Jawkar Signs Off With Silver At World Cup Final; Verma, Aditi, Jyothi Falter Now this …

Dhiraj loses bronze play-off, India returns with a silver from Archery World Cup Final
1 year, 3 months ago

Dhiraj loses bronze play-off, India returns with a silver from Archery World Cup Final

The Hindu  

Dhiraj Bommadevara showed some spark when he shocked two-time Olympic team gold medallist Kim Woojin 6-2 but lost his next two matches to return empty-handed as India ended its campaign with a solitary silver medal in the ‘Archery World Cup Final’. Compound archer Prathamesh Jawakar won the country’s lone medal despite India fielding its biggest-ever contingent of five archers in …

Indian men, women compound archers strike gold at World Cup Stage 4
1 year, 4 months ago

Indian men, women compound archers strike gold at World Cup Stage 4

The Hindu  

Indian compound archers clinched three medals, including men’s and women’s team gold, in the Archery World Cup Stage-4 in Paris on Saturday. 📷📷#ArcheryWorldCup#archerypic.twitter.com/DKX9D1RY3F — World Archery August 19, 2023 The world champion women’s team, comprising V.Jyothi Surekha, Aditi Swami and Parneet Kaur, underlined its class as it again beat Worlds silver medallist Mexico, consisting of Andrea Becerra, Ana Sofia Hernandez …

Fruitful day for India at the Archery World Cup Stage-4
1 year, 4 months ago

Fruitful day for India at the Archery World Cup Stage-4

The Hindu  

The Indian recurve men’s and women’s teams collected two bronze medals while compound archer V. Jyothi Surekha entered the women’s individual semifinals on a fruitful day for the country at the Archery World Cup Stage-4 in Paris on Thursday. The results: Recurve: Team: Men: India got a bye, bt Mexico 6-0, bt Canada 5-1 in QF, lost to Chinese Taipei …

Indian archers bag two bronze medals in World Cup Stage 4
1 year, 4 months ago

Indian archers bag two bronze medals in World Cup Stage 4

Hindustan Times  

Indian recurve archers clinched two bronze medals in the men's and women's team events at the World Cup Stage 4 in Paris on Thursday. Indian men's recurve team of Dhiraj Bommadevara, Atanu Das and Tushar Shelke Indian men's recurve team of Dhiraj Bommadevara, Atanu Das and Tushar Shelke defeated Spain's Andres Temino, Yun Sanchez and Pablo Acha 6-2 in the …

World Archery Championships: Battle-rope exercise, endurance training and stress management recipe for Indians’ success
1 year, 4 months ago

World Archery Championships: Battle-rope exercise, endurance training and stress management recipe for Indians’ success

The Hindu  

Rigorous battle-rope exercises to build upper body muscles, endurance training and stress management were India’s recipes for securing the historic three gold medals in the recent World Championships, compound archery chief coach Sergio Pagni said on Wednesday. World Archery Championships 2023: Aditi, Ojas win gold; Jyothi takes bronze in compound individual event “So, endurance is very important. It’s easier to …

World Archery Championships: Indian Women's Compound Team Bag Gold in Berlin
1 year, 4 months ago

World Archery Championships: Indian Women's Compound Team Bag Gold in Berlin

News 18  

The Indian women’s compound team of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Aditi Swami and Parneet Kaur clinched a gold medal in the World Archery Championships after beating Mexico in the final on Friday. Earlier, Indian archers failed to secure Paris Olympics team quota places after making quarterfinal exits in both men’s and women’s recurve events. The men’s recurve team of Dhiraj Bommadevara, …

Indian recurve archers fail to secure Olympic quotas
1 year, 4 months ago

Indian recurve archers fail to secure Olympic quotas

The Hindu  

In a grim reality check ahead of the Olympics next year, Indian recurve archers ended their campaign from the World Championship without a medal here on Thursday. India’s biggest hope Dhiraj Bommadevara, who qualified as second seed from the qualification round, and Simranjeet Kaur, were the best finishers for the country, losing in the pre-quarterfinals. Read | Indian sports news …

Indian archers fail to secure Paris Olympics team quotas, make quarterfinal exit in World Archery Championships 2023
1 year, 4 months ago

Indian archers fail to secure Paris Olympics team quotas, make quarterfinal exit in World Archery Championships 2023

The Hindu  

Indian archers failed to secure Paris Olympics team quota places from the ongoing World Championships, making quarterfinal exits in both the men’s and women’s recurve events on Wednesday. The men’s recurve team of Dhiraj Bommadevara, Rajat Chauhan and Tushar Shelke lost to India’s nemesis Korea 1-5. World Archery Championships 2023: Dhiraj finishes second in ranking round The women’s recurve triumvirate …

World Archery Championships 2023: Dhiraj finishes second in ranking round
1 year, 4 months ago

World Archery Championships 2023: Dhiraj finishes second in ranking round

The Hindu  

B. Dhiraj was streets ahead of his compatriots as he secured 683 points to place second behind World and Olympic gold medallist Kim Woojin of Korea in the recurve men’s qualification round on the opening day of the World archery championships in Berlin on Tuesday. Experienced archer Ankita Bhakat scored 639 points to emerge as the best Indian woman at …

World University Games 2023: India confirms two medals in archery
1 year, 4 months ago

World University Games 2023: India confirms two medals in archery

The Hindu  

India confirmed at least two medals on its debut in the archery arena of the World University Games in Chengdu on Friday. The compound women’s team reached the final to ensure one medal, while Aman Saini and Sangampreet Singh Bisla set up a semifinal clash in the men’s individual event to confirm another podium finish. The compound women’s team, comprising …

ARCHERY | Abhishek Verma’s scintillating form a good omen ahead of big ticket events
1 year, 5 months ago

ARCHERY | Abhishek Verma’s scintillating form a good omen ahead of big ticket events

The Hindu  

Armed with a positive mindset and a brand new bow set, experienced compound archer Abhishek Verma stamped his class on his return to the World Cup by securing his third individual gold medal in Medellin, Colombia. I will continue with this set up to the World championships and then go for another one for the Asian Games.” Although some archers …

World Cup Stage 3: Indian archers win recurve team bronze
1 year, 6 months ago

World Cup Stage 3: Indian archers win recurve team bronze

Firstpost  

In the men’s recurve team event, the trio of Tushar Shelke, Mrinal Chauhan, and Dhiraj Bommadevara defeated China 5-3 to register a bronze medal for India. In the men’s recurve team event, the fourth-seeded Indian trio of Tushar Shelke, Mrinal Chauhan, and Dhiraj Bommadevara defeated China’s Yang Keyang Li Mengqui and Wang Yan 5-3 to register a bronze medal for …

Archery World Cup Stage 3: Indian men’s recurve team wins bronze
1 year, 6 months ago

Archery World Cup Stage 3: Indian men’s recurve team wins bronze

The Hindu  

Indian archers defeated China to win a third bronze medal at the ongoing World Cup Stage 3 on Thursday. The fourth seeded Indian trio of Tushar Shelke, Mrinal Chauhan and Dhiraj Bommadevara prevailed over China’s Yang Keyang, Li Mengqui and Wang Yan 5-3 to seal the bronze medal in the men’s recurve team event. On a day, Koreans led the …

Asia Cup Stage 3: Indian archers finish with six silver and 1 bronze medal
1 year, 6 months ago

Asia Cup Stage 3: Indian archers finish with six silver and 1 bronze medal

The Hindu  

Indian archers crumbled under pressure against the mighty Koreans and Chinese to lose all their six summit clashes to conclude their Asia Cup Stage 3 campaign in fifth spot in the medal standings, here on Saturday. The archery powerhouse Korea accounted for four gold, one silver and two bronze medals to top the medal standings. Korea proved to India’s nemesis …

A saga of dedication
1 year, 6 months ago

A saga of dedication

Deccan Chronicle  

Abhishek Verma was in class eight when he decided to take up some sporting activity. “We won a total of 14 medals in the compound and recurve events,” informs the beaming archer, who has brought laurels to India in the field of archery, consistently for the past one decade. “I began participating in world championships from 2011 onwards and that’s …

Archery WC Stage-3 trials: Tushar, Mrinal selected in men’s recurve; Parneet makes women’s squad
1 year, 6 months ago

Archery WC Stage-3 trials: Tushar, Mrinal selected in men’s recurve; Parneet makes women’s squad

The Hindu  

Tushar Shelke and Mrinal Chauhan were selected in place of Atanu Das and Neeraj Chauhan in the Indian men’s recurve team for the Archery World Cup Stage-3 to be held in Medellin, Columbia, from June 13 to 18. In the two-day selection trials for ‘non-performers’ which concluded at Sonepat on Friday, Tarundeep Rai also made it to the men’s recurve …

Archery World Cup Stage Two: Compound archers Ojas, Jyothi confirm first medal, face Korea in final
1 year, 7 months ago

Archery World Cup Stage Two: Compound archers Ojas, Jyothi confirm first medal, face Korea in final

The Hindu  

Stage-1 gold winners V. Jyothi Surekha and Ojas Deotale again performed well to reach their second consecutive compound mixed team final at the Archery World Cup Stage-2 in Shanghai on Friday. Jyothi Surekha and Deotale, members of the sixth-ranked Indian team, received a first round bye and beat Bangladesh 158-151 and Turkey 157-156. The recurve mixed team of B. Dhiraj …

Archery World Cup Stage 2: Prathamesh, Avneet in semis; India crashes out of recurve team events
1 year, 7 months ago

Archery World Cup Stage 2: Prathamesh, Avneet in semis; India crashes out of recurve team events

The Hindu  

Young compound archers Prathamesh Jawkar and Avneet Kaur shone in tough conditions to topple top seeds and book their berths in individual men and women semifinals of the Archery World Cup Stage-2 in Shanghai on Thursday. Jawkar shot consistently to beat Indonesia’s Dhany Diva Pradana 146-144, top-seeded Korean Kim Jongho 149-147, Danish Martin Damsbo 149-146 and eighth-seeded Kroean Choi Yonghee …

Archery World Cup: India crash out of recurve team events
1 year, 7 months ago

Archery World Cup: India crash out of recurve team events

The Hindu  

It was a familiar script for Indian archers as they were eliminated by heavyweights Korea in the quarterfinals of the men's recurve team event in the World Cup Stage 1 here on May 18. The Indian trio of Dhiraj Bommadevara, Atanu Das and Neeraj Chauhan suffered a lopsided 0-6 defeat at the hands of the top-seeded Korean team of Lee …

Archery World Cup Stage Two: Dhiraj, Simranjeet dominate in recurve; Teams falter in compound
1 year, 7 months ago

Archery World Cup Stage Two: Dhiraj, Simranjeet dominate in recurve; Teams falter in compound

The Hindu  

B. Dhiraj among men and Simranjeet Kaur among women were the best Indian archers in individual recurve ranking rounds of the Archery World Cup Stage-2 in Shanghai on Wednesday. Male archers Atanu Das, Neeraj Chauhan and Tarundeep Rai and female archers Bhajan Kaur, Ankita Bhakat and Aditi Jaiswal were the other Indians in fray. In the compound events, the fifth-placed …

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