Mumbai, July 6 (IANS) Jyothi Surekha Vennam’s bronze medal at the 2025 Archery World Cup Final in Nanjing has been upgraded to silver by World Archery, the sport’s global governing body, after Mexico’s Marina Bernal was disqualified for violating anti-doping regulations.India’s top compound archer, Jyothi, was originally placed third in the final standings of the championship. However, the medal standings were revised after Mexico’s Marina Bernal was disqualified for violating anti-doping regu…
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New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) The Archery Association of India (AAI) Secretary General Virendraa Sachdeva hailed Dhiraj Bommadevara and Kumkum Mohod after the pair clinched the recurve mixed team gold medal at the Archery World Cup in Antalya, defeating Olympic champions South Korea in the final.The Indian duo produced a composed display to beat Oh Yejin and Kim Je Deok 5-1 in a closely contested summit clash on Sunday. The contest featured narrow margins throughout, with both teams trading tight sc…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Hyderabad is set to become the centre of the archery world this October as the Archery Premier League (APL) arrives in the City of Pearls for its second season. From October 8 to 18, People’s Plaza on Necklace Road will host eleven days of elite competition, bringing together six franchise teams and many of the world’s finest archers for a sporting spectacle.Initiated by the Archery Association of India (AAI) and backed by the Government of Telangana, Season 2 builds on…
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Seasoned archers Deepika Kumari and Atanu Das failed to make it to the Indian men’s and women’s squads for the upcoming Asian Games in Japan as the Archery Association of India (AAI) opted for Dhiraj Bommadevara, Ankita Bhakat, and Jyothi Surekha Vennam as part of the strong and youthful teams.Deepika, who led India to the gold medal in the Shanghai World Cup a few days back, and Atanu were picked for the next two World Cup Stages but could not make it to the all-importa…
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) India will host the 2030 Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The event will have a larger program than the 2026 Glasgow edition, held from July 23 to August 2, which included 10 sports and six para sports. Traditional medal-winning sports like shooting, wrestling, badminton, and archery are anticipated to be part of the competition again. Elite Indian recurve archers Deepika Kumari and Tarundeep Rai are optimistic about archery’s inclusion when India hosts the …
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports today met and felicitated the Indian contingent that delivered an outstanding performance at the Bangkok 2026 World Archery Para Series held from March 30 to April 4, 2026, in Thailand.The tournament witnessed participation from 21 countries and 113 athletes, with strong representation from Asian and Pan-American regions. India emerged as the top-performing nation, finishing first on the medal table with an impressive tall…
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Rajasthan couple Swati and Rajat Chauhan have been selected as part of the Indian squad for the Asia Cup archery competition, which will be held from March 21 to 28 in Bangkok, Thailand.Swati Dudhwal and Rajat Chauhan, who hail from Rajasthan, were selected through the trials held at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Eastern Centre in Kolkata. They are thus set to become the first couple from Rajasthan to represent the country in an international competition.Swati is…