Controversy hits Indian archery on coach selection for World Cup
5 years, 8 months ago

Controversy hits Indian archery on coach selection for World Cup

The Hindu  

In a latest controversy to hit Indian archery, governing body AAI has picked ‘wrong coaches’ to accompany the team to the World Cup Stage II in Shanghai from May 6 to 12. The AAI had named dope-tainted compound women’s archer Anita Kumari in the team. Kailash and Kumar were active archers who competed at the National Open selection trials for World Championship and World Cup in Rohtak from January 24 to 30. Compound women archer Monali Jadhav’s coach Chandrakant Ilag has also shot off a letter to SAI director general, highlighting the discrepancy.

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National Archery C’Ships: Olympians Dhiraj, Deepika clinch recurve title on final day, also claim team medal
3 weeks, 4 days 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 …

National archery championships: Maharashtra archers bounce back to reach team compound finals
3 weeks, 6 days ago

National archery championships: Maharashtra archers bounce back to reach team compound finals

The Hindu  

Led by Prathamesh Fuge and Madhura Dhamangaonkar, Maharashtra archers shrugged off their disappointing performances in individual competitions to enter the finals of compound men, women and team events in the National archery championships at the Gopal Maidan here on Wednesday. Maharashtra, studded with international archers, including World champions Ojas Deotale, Aditi Swami and World Cup gold medallist Prathamesh Fuge, witnessed …

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

Dhiraj Bommadevara opens about India's disappointing finish in archery's mixed team event at Paris Olympics
5 months, 1 week ago

Dhiraj Bommadevara opens about India's disappointing finish in archery's mixed team event at Paris Olympics

India TV News  

India missed out on winning a bronze medal in archery's mixed team event after the duo of Ankita Bhakat and Dhiraj Bommadevara lost to the USA's dynamic pair of Brady Ellison and Casey Kaufhold. Dhiraj praised the Sports Authority of India and the Target Olympic Podium Scheme for providing Indian archers with the ideal preparation leading into the Paris Olympics. …

Paris 2024: Five things to watch out for on Day 8
5 months, 1 week 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 …

Indian women's archery team qualifies for quarterfinals of Paris Olympics 2024
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Indian women's archery team qualifies for quarterfinals of Paris Olympics 2024

India TV News  

Indian Archers are in action today even before the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics that is set to take place on July 26 at 11:30 PM IST. Deepika Kumari, featuring in her fourth Olympics, Bhajan Kaur and Ankita Bhakat appeared in the qualification round at the individual level and their performances were accumulated for the team rankings as well. …

Paris Olympics 2024: Amid controversy over Korean coach, India’s HPD Sanjeeva Singh predicts three medals in archery
5 months, 3 weeks 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, …

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

Indian men’s, women’s recurve archery teams all but qualify for Paris Olympics
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian men’s, women’s recurve archery teams all but qualify for Paris Olympics

The Hindu  

Priyansh kept alive his chances of winning an individual medal in the compound division, while the Indian men and women recurve teams remained in contention for Olympic berths at the end of third day of the Archery World Cup Stage-3 in Antalya, Turkey, on Thursday. Showing amazing consistency, Priyansh got past Germany’s Sebastian Hamdorf 149-141, Mexico’s Juan Del Rio 149-149, …

Archery World Cup Stage 3: Indian compound women’s team makes final, eyes hattrick of gold medals in 2024
6 months, 3 weeks 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, 4 weeks 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
7 months 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, 3 weeks 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 Stage 2: Compound women's team in final, men miss bronze medal
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Archery World Cup Stage 2: Compound women's team in final, men miss bronze medal

New Indian Express  

YECHEON: World Number one Indian women's compound archery team stormed into the final to remain in the hunt for a successive World Cup gold medal here on Wednesday. The World No.1 men's compound team, however, failed to live up to expectation and continued their below-par show to miss out on a bronze medal at the World Cup Stage 2. The …

Archery World Cup: Indian Men's Team Defeats Korea to Bag Historic Gold After 14 Years
8 months, 2 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
8 months, 2 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 2024: India claim gold in men's, women's and mixed compound team event
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Archery World Cup 2024: India claim gold in men's, women's and mixed compound team event

India TV News  

The Indian men's and women's teams claimed a gold each in the compound events at the ongoing Archery World Cup Stage 1 in Shanghai here on April 27. The women's team led the charge as the trio of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Aditi Swami and Parneet Kaur got the better of Italy's Marcella Tonioli, Irene Franchini and Elisa Roner by 236-225. …

Archery World Cup | Jyothi grabs hat-trick of gold medals as India sweep compound team events
8 months, 2 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, 3 weeks 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 …

VIDEO: Tushar Shelke wins National Archery men’s title, hopes for Olympic glory
1 year, 1 month ago

VIDEO: Tushar Shelke wins National Archery men’s title, hopes for Olympic glory

The Hindu  

Tushar Shelke and Sangeeta claimed the recurve men and women titles in the National archery championships at Ayodhya on Wednesday. Tushar Shelke on way to win gold medal match against Mrinal Chauhan in the senior Recurve men event in the National Archery tournament, in Ayodhya on Tuesday NOVEMBER 29, 2023. PHOTO SANDEEP SAXENA | Photo Credit: SANDEEP SAXENA The results: …

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, 2 months 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, 2 months 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 C’Ships: India’s recurve women, compound men’s team win bronze; Jyothi, Parneet ensure all-Indian women’s compound final
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Archery C’Ships: India’s recurve women, compound men’s team win bronze; Jyothi, Parneet ensure all-Indian women’s compound final

The Hindu  

The Indian women’s recurve team and men’s compound team won bronze medals at the Asian archery championships in Bangkok on Wednesday. The women’s recurve team comprising of Ankita Bhakat, Bhajan Kaur and Tisha Punia beat Chinese Taipei 5-1 in the bronze medal match. The men’s compound team comprising of Abhishek Verma, Prathamesh and Priyansh defeated Chinese Taipei in a shoot …

Asian Games 2023: Women’s archery team assures India of a silver
1 year, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 4 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, 4 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 …

Archery World Cup: Jawkar settles for silver; Aditi, Jyothi make quarterfinals exit
1 year, 4 months ago

Archery World Cup: Jawkar settles for silver; Aditi, Jyothi make quarterfinals exit

The Hindu  

Prathamesh Jawkar narrowly lost to another 20-year-old, Denmark’s Mathias Fullerton, in the compound men’s individual title clash to take the silver medal in the Archery World Cup Final in Hermosillo, Mexico. Jawkar, the gold medallist of the World Cup Stage 2 in Shanghai, showed good consistency to get past local favourite Miguel Becerra 149-141 in the quarterfinals and got a …

Archery World Cup: India win gold in men's and women's compound team events in Paris
1 year, 4 months ago

Archery World Cup: India win gold in men's and women's compound team events in Paris

Firstpost  

The men’s trio of Abhishek Verma, Ojas Deotale and Prathamesh Jawkar downed USA 236-232 while the women’s team comprising Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Aditi Swami and Parneet Kaur survived a scare before prevailing over Mexico by one point. Paris: Indian archers claimed a double in the compound events, winning both men’s and women’s team gold medals in the World Cup Stage …

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 …

India has a bright future in compound archery, says high-performance director Sanjeeva Singh
1 year, 5 months ago

India has a bright future in compound archery, says high-performance director Sanjeeva Singh

The Hindu  

As the Indian compound women archers won a historic gold medal in the team event of the World Archery championships in Berlin on Friday and hoped to secure more medals in individual events on Saturday, high-performance director Sanjeeva Singh said the special achievement would spur youngsters to take to compound archery. Sanjeeva was thrilled to see the progress of compound …

World Archery Championships: Indian Women's Compound Team Bag Gold in Berlin
1 year, 5 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, …

India makes history at the World archery championships
1 year, 5 months ago

India makes history at the World archery championships

The Hindu  

The trio of V. Jyothi Surekha, Aditi Swami and Parneet Kaur made history when they helped India record a convincing 235-229 victory over the top-ranked Mexico in the compound women’s team final. With this win India clinched its first ever gold medal in the World archery championships in Berlin on Friday. Team 🇮🇳 creates history at the #ArcheryWorldChampionships, Berlin & …

World Archery Championships 2023: India wins first-ever gold medal, beats Mexico in women’s compound team final
1 year, 5 months ago

World Archery Championships 2023: India wins first-ever gold medal, beats Mexico in women’s compound team final

The Hindu  

The trio of V. Jyothi Surekha, Aditi Swami, and Parneet Kaur made history when they helped India record a convincing 235-229 victory over top-ranked Mexico in the compound women’s team final and clinch its first ever gold medal in the World Archery Championships in Berlin on Friday. Under the calming influence of Italian foreign coach Sergio Pagni, a two-time Worlds …

Indian recurve archers fail to secure Olympic quotas
1 year, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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 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 …

Archery WC Stage-3 trials: Tushar, Mrinal selected in men’s recurve; Parneet makes women’s squad
1 year, 7 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: 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 …

Archery World Cup Stage One: Indian compound mixed team advances to finals, Dhiraj reaches men’s recurve semis
1 year, 8 months ago

Archery World Cup Stage One: Indian compound mixed team advances to finals, Dhiraj reaches men’s recurve semis

The Hindu  

The second-ranked Indian compound mixed team, comprising Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Ojas Deotale, performed creditably to reach the final, while 21-year-old recurve archer B. Dhiraj upset some seasoned rivals to enter the men’s individual semifinals at the Archery World Cup Stage-1 in Antalya on Friday. Dhiraj, ranked 15 th, defeated Germany’s Theo Carbonetti 6-0, Switzerland’s Keziah Chabin 6-4 and Slovakia’s …

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