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Indian recurve team returns medalless as Kirti misses bronze

Indian recurve team returns medalless as Kirti misses bronze

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The Indian recurve team returned empty handed from the 2026 Archery World Cup Stage 4 in Madrid as Kirti finished fourth in women’s individual recurve on Sunday. Kirti, who was competing in the bronze medal match, went down 1-7 in a lopsided contest to South Korea’s Oh Yejin to draw curtains on India’s campaign in the tournament. Earlier in the day, Kirti had also lost out in the mixed recurve team event bronze medal match along with Dhiraj Bommadevara, going down 3-5 to the team from Italy. Elsewhere in women’s recurve individual, veteran Deepika Kumari had earlier suffered a second round loss while Ankita Bhakat and Kumkum Mohod lost their respective pre-quarterfinal matches. In men’s recurve individual, Bommadevara was the best performing Indian, crashing out in the quarter-finals. Neeraj Chauhan made pre-quarters, while veteran Atanu Das lost in the third round and Yashdeep Bhoge crashed out in the opening round. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information …

Legengary coach Park Chae-soon likely to lead India’s recurve team

Legengary coach Park Chae-soon likely to lead India’s recurve team

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Legendary South Korea Coach Park Chae-soon is likely to join as new recurve head coach to spearhead India’s campaign for the Los Angeles 2028 Games. Park is expected to take charge after the 2026 Asian Games. The Archery Association of India shortlisted the multiple Olympic gold medal-winning coach Park after ‘advanced talks’ on Saturday. The decision came after negotiations with compatriot Kisik Lee fell through over financial differences, with him demanding a monthly salary of USD 20,000, excluding taxes. “His one-hour Zoom interview with the Archery Association of India has gone positively and AAI is quite convinced of him. We are contemplating bringing him on board after the Asian Games,” a top official was quoted as saying by the PTI. “The Asian Games are too short a time frame and we need some time to complete the formalities. By November he should come on board. We are looking at a contract till LA 2028, but he is keen to continue beyond the Ahmedabad 2030 Commonwealth Games and till the Brisbane Olympics in 2032,” the source …

India stuns South Korea to bag recurve mixed team title

India stuns South Korea to bag recurve mixed team title

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Indian recurve mixed team of Dhiraj Bommadevera and Kumkum Mohod clinched the gold medal at the Archery World Cup Stage-3 in Antalya, Turkiye, on Sunday. The duo stunned the powerhouse South Korea 5- 1 in the final to win India’s first recurve mixed team gold medal at the Archery World Cup stage in 4 years. They remained unbeaten in the final and showcased brilliant shooting, winning the first two sets (37-36, 37-36) and then tied the third 39-39 to clinch the title. #News | Gold for Indian recurve mixed team at Antalya World Cup The duo of Dhiraj Bommadevara and Kumkum Mohod stunned 5-1 the powerhouse South Korea in the final. This is India’s first recurve mixed team gold medal at the Archery World Cup stage in 4 years.#Archery… pic.twitter.com/t3SBXTGuGG — The Bridge (@the_bridge_in) June 14, 2026 This is India’s first medal of this stage and the second World Cup gold in recurve archery this year, following the women’s team gold medal in Shanghai last month. More to follow.. Disclaimer: We do not own any …

India recurve mixed team enters Archery world cup stage 3 final

India recurve mixed team enters Archery world cup stage 3 final

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The third stage of the Archery World Cup is being held in Antalya from June 9th to 14th. On June 11th, recurve individual eliminations and mixed team matches took place, with Indian archers competing across multiple categories. India’s recurve archers had a mixed day at the Archery World Cup Stage 3 in Antalya, with strong performances in the women’s and mixed team events helping offset disappointments in the men’s individual competition. India’s biggest success of the day came in the recurve mixed team event, where Kumkum Anil Mohod and Dhiraj Bommadevara advanced to the final after defeating Germany’s Katharina Bauer and Moritz Wieser 6-2.The Indian pair won the match with set scores of (36, 39, 38 and 38) against Germany’s (37, 37, 36 and 37). The victory secured India a place in the gold medal match, which will be held on June 14th. Disappointment in men’s recurve India’s men’s recurve campaign suffered a setback as Yashdeep Sanjay Bhoge and veteran Olympian Atanu Das were both eliminated in the 1/24 elimination round. Yashdeep lost to Belgium’s …

India women shock South Korea to reach recurve team final

India women shock South Korea to reach recurve team final

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India’s women’s recurve team stunned 10-time Olympic champions South Korea to enter the final of the Archery World Cup Stage 2 in Shanghai on Thursday. The trio of Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat and teenager Kumkum Mohod defeated the traditionally dominant Korean side 5-1 in the semifinal to assure India of its first medal of the tournament. India will now face China in the gold medal match on Sunday. Indian women hold nerve in knockout run The fourth-seeded Indian team produced a composed performance throughout the semifinal, opening with a strong 58-point set that immediately put Korea under pressure. India maintained control in the second set before sealing the contest with another 58 in the third. The victory came against a relatively inexperienced Korean lineup, though reigning world champion Kang Chaeyoung featured in the side. Earlier in the day, India recovered from a slow start to beat Uzbekistan 6-2 in the opening round before edging past Vietnam in a tense quarterfinal shoot-off. The Indians clinched the decider 28-25 after delivering a near-flawless final set under pressure. …

No medal for India in recurve team events

No medal for India in recurve team events

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Indian recurve archers had a poor start to the outdoor season, as none of the three teams was able to reach the semi-finals at Archery World Cup Stage-1 in Puebla, Mexico, on Thursday. The Indian recurve team of Yashdeep Bhoge, Dhiraj Bommadevara and Tarundeep Rai, knocked out in the first round, losing in straight sets to Spain. On the other hand, the Indian women’s team of Deepika Kumari, Simranjeet Kaur, and Kumkum Mohod had a winning start, 5-1 over Great Britain. But they also fell short in the very next match against the second seed Turkiye in the quarterfinals, losing 4-5 in a shoot-off, where India scored 25 in reply to Turkiye’s 29. Kumkum and Dhiraj paired up for the recurve mixed team event but fell to Brazil 3-5 in the pre-quarterfinals after leading 3-1 early in the match. 𝐅𝐢𝐱𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 | 𝐏𝐮𝐞𝐛𝐥𝐚 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐂𝐮𝐩 – 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝟏 🏹 Recurve elimination matches and Bronze Medal matches are scheduled. Mixed Team events will also commence. Indian archers will be in action.#IndianArchery #WorldCup #Puebla2026 pic.twitter.com/3PlF3C41bc — …

Indian archery team left stranded for hours at Dhaka Airport, stuffed into local bus with no windows

Indian archery team left stranded for hours at Dhaka Airport, stuffed into local bus with no windows

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Eleven members of the Indian archery team were left stranded for nearly 10 hours at the Dhaka airport under chaotic and unsafe conditions. The team, fresh from their best-ever performance of 10 medals at the 2025 Asian Archery Championships, was subjected to a night filled with confusion, delays and complete lack of support at the airport on their return to India. The trouble began on November 15, when the Indian contingent arrived at the Dhaka airport and eleven of them including veteran archer Abhishek Verma, Jyoti Surekha and Dhiraj Bommadevara and three support staff faced flight cancellation. “Our flight (from Dhaka to Delhi) was at 9:30 pm on November 15. We were asked to check out from our hotel at around 4pm due to the tense atmosphere. The rest of the team left on schedule for Mumbai and Calcutta,” Abhishek Verma narrated to The Bridge on Monday. “We boarded at 10:30 pm, already an hour behind schedule. After a while we were informed there was a technical glitch and we had to deboard,” he added. …

Indian men’s recurve team ends 18-year wait for gold medal

Indian men’s recurve team ends 18-year wait for gold medal

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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 …

Asian Archery C’ships 2025: Deepika Kumari reaches women’s recurve semi-finals

Asian Archery C’ships 2025: Deepika Kumari reaches women’s recurve semi-finals

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Veteran Indian archer Deepika Kumari put the ranking round disappointment behind her to storm into the semi-finals of the 2025 Asian Archery Championships in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Tuesday. Deepika took down South Korea’s Lee Gahyun 7-3 in a dominating fashion in the quarter-finals as three Indians made it to the women’s recurve semi-finals. Sangeeta, with a 7-1 win over Iran’s Reyhane Zare, joined Deepika in the semi-finals along with Ankita Bhakat, who beat Jang Minhee of South Korea 6-4. The triple victories in women’s recurve quarters mean that India are assured of at least two medals in the discipline. South Korea’s Nam Suhyeon will be the other semi-finalist. Meanwhile, in women’s compound archery, the experienced Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Prithika Pradeep also made semi-finals. While Jyothi beat Oh Yoohyun of South Korea 147-145 in the quarters, Prithika got the better off fellow Indian Chikitha Taniparthi 148-146. Two men in recurve semis Elsewhere in men’s recurve, Dhiraj Bommadevara and Rahul reached the semi-finals. Much like Deepika, Dhiraj put the sorry show in the ranking rounds behind …

Indian men’s recurve team ends 18-year wait for gold medal

Asian Archery C’ships 2025: Indian recurve men, compound women teams reach final

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The Indian men’s recurve and women’s compound team reached the final of their respective events at the 2025 Asian Archery Championships in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Monday. Comprising of the experienced Atanu Das, Rahul, and Yashdeep Bhoge, the Indian men’s recurve archery team beat Kazakhstan 5-3 in the semi-finals. In what was a closely fought battle with a spot in the final on the line, India started well by winning the first set. The second set ended with a tie before Kazakhstan equalised by winning the third set. With the win slowly slipping away, India got their act together to win the fourth set 57-52 to win the match and set up the title clash with heavyweights South Korea. Meanwhile, the Indian women’s compound team of Deepshika, Prithika Pradeep, and veteran Jyothi Surekha Vennam pipped hosts Bangladesh 234-227 in the semi-finals. The Indians took a four-point lead at the end of the first set and then kept building on that momentum to cruise into the final. They will also face the team from South Korea in …