Indian men’s recurve team ends 18-year wait for gold medal
The Indian men’s recurve team records a historic win against South Korea to win the gold medal at the Asian Archery Championships in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Friday. The trio of Yashdeep Bhoge, Atanu Das and Rahul edged past top-seeded South Korea on a shootoff, 5-4, to end India’s 18-year drought of men’s recurve team gold medal. This was India’s just third men’s team title at Asian Championships, and uniquely, for the second consecutive time, there was an 18-year gap in two recurve teams’ titles from 1989 to 2007 and now in 2025. GOLD🥇 medal alert!The Indian Men’s Recurve team wins the gold medal at the Asian #Archery Championships after 18 years! 🎯The trio of Yashdeep Bhoge, Atanu Das and Rahul edged past top-seeded South Korea in the final on a shootoff, score: 5-4. pic.twitter.com/lBI8zHst1c — The Bridge (@the_bridge_in) November 14, 2025 Close shoot-off win The final had a pretty close start as both teams tied the first two sets with the same score of 56 from both teams, levelling the match at 2-2. But then …
