Madrid, July 12 (IANS) The 17-year-old Prithika Pradeep announced herself on the senior international stage with a memorable two-medal haul, securing an individual bronze before playing a pivotal role in India’s silver-medal finish in the women’s compound team event at Stage 4 of the Archery World Cup in Madrid on Saturday.Competing in her maiden World Cup podium event, Prithika produced a composed display in the women’s individual compound bronze-medal contest, defeating Turkiye’s Hazal Burun 1…
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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…
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) Fresh off a landmark double-gold triumph at the Archery World Cup Stage 3 in Antalya, Türkiye, Indian recurve archer Dhiraj Bommadevara reflected on the performances, mindset and ambitions that have shaped his rise in world archery.The 24-year-old discussed what fueled his success, how he approaches elite competition, why mental preparation has become central to his growth and where his focus now lies as he begins the road towards the Asian Games and the Los Angeles 20…
Antalya, June 14 (IANS) Indian recurve archers continued their resurgence on the world stage as Olympian Dhiraj Bommadevara and teenage sensation Kumkum Mohod delivered a fearless display, upsetting Olympic champions South Korea and clinching the recurve mixed team gold medal at the Archery World Cup Stage 3 in Antalya on Sunday. The Indian duo beat Kim Je-deok and Oh Ye-jin 5-1 (37-36, 37-36, 39-39) in a thrilling final, showing impressive composure and determination against one of the most suc…
Shanghai, May 10 (IANS) India’s women’s recurve team produced a stunning comeback performance to defeat hosts China in a dramatic shoot-off and clinch the gold medal at the Archery World Cup Stage 2 in Shanghai on Sunday.Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat and Kumkum Mohod from India kept their cool in a tense final to edge past China 5-4 (28-26) in the shoot-off and claim India’s first Archery World Cup gold medal since 2021.The match was a see-saw affair with India winning the first set before t…
Shanghai, May 9 (IANS) Sahil Jadhav earned a bronze medal in the men’s individual compound competition at the Archery World Cup 2026 Stage 2 on Saturday, securing his first career World Cup medal. The 25-year-old Indian athlete defeated Denmark’s Martin Damsbo 147-144 in the bronze medal match. After losing the first set 30-29, Sahil rallied by winning the next four sets to ensure a spot on the podium.Earlier, the eighth-seeded Indian narrowly defeated Austria’s Nico Wiener, the 2021 world…
Shanghai, May 8 (IANS) India’s Simranjeet Kaur advanced to the final four of the women’s recurve individual event at the Archery World Cup Stage 2 here at the Yuanshen Sports Centre on Friday. On her first time on a World Cup final stage, Simranjeet doubled Fong You Jhu’s 10 count of two in the quarter-final, dropping an impressive 27, 28, 29 three-end score to sweep aside her Chinese Taipei counterpart 6-0.She was highly emotional once the result was confirmed, wiping away tears before quickl…
Shanghai, May 7 (IANS) Indian women’s recurve team staged an upset with a stunning semifinal win over 10-time Olympic champions South Korea and assured a medal at the Archery World Cup Stage 2 here on Thursday. However, the men’s team, comprising Dhiraj Bommadevara, Tarundeep Rai and Yashdeep Sanjay Bhoge, suffered an opening-round exit after losing 2-6 against Bangladesh.The women’s team of Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat and teenager Kumkum Mohod defeated a Korean team of Lee Yunji, Oh Yejin and…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) India will field a strong 16-member squad led by experienced archers Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Deepika Kumari at the Archery World Cup 2026 Stage 2. This event begins in Shanghai on Tuesday.The second leg of the four-stage World Cup circuit will feature over 300 archers from 44 countries, all competing for vital qualification spots for the season-ending World Cup Final in Saltillo later this year.India heads into the Shanghai leg trying to improve on a modest start to the…