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Indian recurve mixed team clinches bronze medal in Archery World Cup

Indian recurve mixed team of Dhiraj Bommadevara and Bhajan Kaur produced an excellent performance to rally past Mexico and clinch a bronze medal in the Archery World Cup Stage 3 here on Sunday. Trailing 0-2 after conceding the opening set, the Indian team produced a flawless round to bring it level and seal a stunning 5-3 (35-38, 40-39, 38-37, 38-38) win over their Mexican opponents Alejandra Valencia and Matias Grande. This was India's third medal from the meet and the archers will be in the hunt for two more medals when Dhiraj and Ankita Bhakat compete in their respective individual semifinals later in the day. Indian women's compound team of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Aditi Swami and Parneet Kaur bagged a gold medal, while Priyansh bagged a silver on Saturday.

Archer Aditi's parents on a 'suit hunt' at Palika for Arjuna Award ceremony

Archer Aditi Swami's parents from Maharashtra's Satara were in a 'suit hunt' at Delhi's Palika Bazar after arriving at the national capital on a frigid winter morning to attend their daughter's Arjuna Award ceremony on Tuesday. After landing in Delhi, Gopichand and Shaila Swami realised that they have come without formal dresses to wear at the National Sports Awards function to be graced by President Droupadi Murmu. So, they rushed to Palika Bazar in Connaught Place to buy formal clothing for the "most special day" of their lives. "We have come with our ordinary clothes but after coming here Aditi told me that we need something formal for the occasion," Gopichand told PTI from Delhi. "To witness our child receiving Arjuna Award from the President will be an unparalleled moment of pride for us. It will be the most cherished moment for a parent. And we must go prepared," said Gopichand, a primary school mathematics teacher at Kanher village in Satara. President Murmu will give away

CM Khattar announces setting up of 2 shooting, archery training centres

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday announced that two shooting ranges will be established in Jhajjar and Panchkula while two archery training centres will be set up in Yamunanagar and Faridabad. Khattar felicitated the players from Haryana who won medals at the recently held Asian Games in China. At a grand felicitation ceremony organised at Karnal, players, both medal-winners and others who participated at the event, received cash prizes from the chief minister. Khattar honoured the gold medal-winning athletes with a cash reward of Rs. 3 crore, the silver medalists with Rs 1.5 crore, and bronze medalists with Rs. 75 lakh, along with commendation letters and job offer letters, to recognise their accomplishments. Addressing the gathering, the chief minister said that be it the Olympics, Paralympics or Khelo India, sportspersons from the state have always made the country, and state proud with their performances. Khattar announced the establishment of shooting rang

India's compound archers disappointed after 2028 Olympics snub

The IOC Executive Board rejected the World Archery's proposal saying it would impact the overall budget of the Games since the number of archers qualifying for the event would increase

Asian Games Highlights: India win Gold in Cricket and Kabaddi; Tally 107

Asian Games 2023 highlights: Indian pair Satwik-Chirag win historic Gold in men's doubles badminton. Medal tally: 107 - 28 Gold, 38 Silver & 41 Bronze

Asian Games: Aditi Swami bags bronze in compound archery women's individual

Aditi dominated the game from the very first set while the Indonesian trailed and eventually fell out of medal contention

Asian Games: Jyothi Surekha wins gold in women's compound archery

The rising Indian archer defeated South Korea's Chaewon So by a margin of 149-145

Asiad 2023: Milk vendor's daughter, shot-putter win precious recurve medal

Ankita Bhakat, daughter of a milk vendor, and Bhajan Kaur, who took to archery after trying her hand in shot put, were right on target when India won their first medal, a bronze, in women's recurve event after 13 years at the Asian Games on Friday. Ankita and Bhajan, the youngest of the trio at 18, teamed up with Simranjeet Kaur to overcome some crunch moments to bring the bronze, the country's first in Olympic recurve section since Guangzhou Games 2010, where they had won three medals. "This medal will rank at the top. I've won many medals at the World Cup but to win at the Asian Games is different and definitely this will rank higher," the senior most member of the team Ankita, who suffered a heartbreak in Jakarta Games 2018, told PTI. The daughter of a milk vendor in Bidhan Park area near Baranagar, Kolkata, Ankita struggled for six years and could not afford to buy a recurve bow. "I shot with an Indian bow and won the Nationals too, but my family could not afford a recurve bow.

Asian Games: India men's archery recurve team finishes with silver medal

Korea needed a perfect 10 on the last shot to finish it off and win it, and their archers delivered it perfectly

Asian Games: 'Bindaas maro' was the women's archery team's mantra

'Bindaas maro' (shoot fearlessly) was the mantra the underrated Indian women archers followed as they ended India's 13-year wait for a medal in the Olympic discipline recurve section by returning with a bronze at the Asian Games. Seeded fifth, India defeated lower-ranked Japan 6-2 before going down to top-seeded South Korea 2-6 to get into the bronze playoff where they emerged 6-2 winners against Vietnam. Indian recurve archers failed to win a medal in the last two edition of the Games and, this time too, all the focus in the Olympic section was on the men's team that had rising archer Dhiraj Bommadevara, who is on a career-high ranking of world No 15, double Olympian Atanu Das and Tushar Shelke. "Nobody gave us a chance, so I told them (Ankita Bhakat, Simranjeet Kaur and Bhajan Kaur) 'bindaas maro' as if it's your practice match. We had nothing to lose," women's team coach Purnima Mahato told PTI from Hangzhou. Before the Vietnamese could shoot their last three arrows, the bronze

Asian Games: India men's archery recurve team finishes with silver medal

The Indian trio lost the gold medal match 1-5 to the Korean team consisting of Lee Wooseok, Oh Jinhyek and Kim Je Deok

Asian Games Highlights Day 11: Satwik-Chirag secures Bronze; Medal Tally 86

Asian Games 2023 Highlights: Indian archers made their country proud by winning two Gold medals, while Dipika-Harinder won Gold in squash. India medal tally: 21 Gold, 32 Silver and 33 Bronze - 86

Asian Games October 5 schedule: India vs China in hockey SF, medal events

India's historic run at the Asian Games 2023 will continue on October 5 when the women's hockey team will face China in the semi-final, women's and men's archers and wrestlers will also be in action

Asian Games October 4 schedule: India vs Korea in hockey SF, medal events

India will aim to continue their medal rush as the Indian hockey team, Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra and men's and women's relay teams will be in action on October 4, 2023, at the Hangzhou Asian Games

Asian Games 2023: Verma, Deotale set up all-Indian final in compund archery

Reigning world champion Ojas Deotale blazed his way to the final with a perfect score of 150, while veteran Abhishek Verma also shone bright to set up an all-Indian gold medal clash and assure the county of a top-two finish in the men's individual compound archery at the Asian Games, here on Tuesday. Seasoned Jyothi Surekha Vennam also advanced into the women's individual final at the expense of world champion Aditi Swami, as the compound archers led India's charge at the continental showpiece. India have thus confirmed three medals in archery, matching their best-ever feat of 2014 Asian Games in Incheon where they have won one gold, one silver and one bronze. The Indian archers also remained in the hunt for a podium finish in seven more events across recurve and compound sections. Fresh from winning the senior World Championship crown in Berlin two months back, Deotale was up against South Korean seventh-seed Yang Jaewon. But the 21-year-old Indian did not give his rival any chan

Asian Games Highlights, Day 10: 2 Golds in athletics, India reach 69 medals

Asian Games 2023 Day 10 Highlights: India's athletics contingent kept the medals coming as they won 6 medals including 2 Golds. India's medals tally reached a total of 69 medals at the end of Day 10

Das-Ankita fight to oust Malaysia; Indian archers make quarters in 4 events

The Indian recurve mixed pair archery duo of Atanu Das and Ankita Bhakat showed tenacity to defeat Malayasia in a three-setter and sail into quarterfinals at the Asian Games here on Monday. Indian archers stormed into last-eight in three team events -- recurve mixed, compound mixed, compound men's team -- when the elimination round got underway at the Fuyang Yinhu Sports Centre here. As of now, India are in medal contention in four events with the top-seeded women's team compound archers getting a bye into the quarters. Fifth seeded Indian duo of Das and Ankita rallied to beat Malaysian team of Syaqiera Binti Mashayikh, Muhamad Zarif Syahir Bin Zolkepeli 6-2 (39-38, 37-36, 39-33). The Malaysia duo enjoyed a 2-0 lead with three 10s including one X in the first set. But the experienced Indian duo bounced back with two 10s and went on to level as the Malaysians crumbled under pressure. The Malaysians hit the red-ring (8) once and went on to lose the second by a slender one-point ...

Asian Games 2023 October 02 schedule: India event timings, streaming

India will hope for medals from the athletics field once again on October 02, 2023, which also be the ninth day of the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou, China

Asian Games 2023: Jyothi, Aditi power India to top-spot in women's compound

Seasoned Jyothi Surekha Vennam edged out her South Korean rivals to top the qualification, while world champion Aditi Swami secured the fourth spot to also make the cut, and power India to grab the top-seeding in the women's compound archery at the Asian Games here on Sunday. As action got underway in the discipline in the continental showpiece, the script unfolded as per expectations with the Indians dominating the compound section. The country also had an inspiring show in the Olympic-discipline recurve section, where veteran Atanu Das finished fourth, while promising youngster Dhiraj Bommadevara was the next best Indian at sixth spot to make the cut in the men's section. As a result, the Indian men's recurve team qualified as the third seeds with 2022 points. Recurve heavyweights South Korea topped the qualifiers with 2048 points, while Chinese Taipei (2030) took the second spot in the standings. The women's recurve and men's compound qualifiers are slated in the second-half of

Asian Games 2023 October 01 schedule: India event timings, streaming

India will hope for medals from the Shooting range and athletics field on Sunday, October 01, 2023, which will also be the eighth day of the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou, China