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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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) India’s Dhiraj Bommadevara capped a memorable day at the Archery World Cup Stage 3 in Antalya, Turkiye, by clinching his maiden individual recurve gold medal before completing a golden double alongside teenage sensation Kumkum Mohod in the mixed team event on Sunday.The 24-year-old Dhiraj delivered a steady performance in the men’s individual recurve final, defeating Olympic bronze medallist Lee Woo-seok of South Korea 7-3. This victory secured the biggest title of hi…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Kochi, Feb 20 (IANS) The third edition of the National Ranking Archery Tournament, one of the largest domestic competitions conducted by the Archery Association of India (AAI), concluded successfully at Sacred Heart College, Ernakulam, Kerala, bringing together top archers from across the country.The senior categories witnessed high-quality competition, with Dhiraj Bommadevara (SSCB) securing Rank 1 in Senior Recurve Men, followed by Rahul (SSCB) and Mayank Kumar (Haryana). In the recurve women’…