India’s dominance in compound archery continued on the global stage as the women’s team of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Madhura Dhamangaonkar, and Pragati clinched the gold medal at the Archery World Cup Stage 1 in Puebla, Mexico. In a high-quality final, the Indian trio edged past the United States 233-232 in a contest decided by the…
India’s compound women’s archery team delivered a commanding performance at the Archery World Cup Stage-1 in Puebla, Mexico, securing a place in the final and assuring the nation of at least a silver medal. The trio of Pragati, V. Jyothi Surekha, and Madhura Dhamangaonkar showed poise and precision through the knockouts to set up a…
The Archery World Cup has returned for the 2026 season, and India’s compound contingent has made an encouraging start at Stage 1 in Puebla, Mexico. With a blend of experienced names and emerging depth, India has positioned itself strongly in the qualification rounds, securing top seeds in both the men’s and women’s team events while…
As the race for selection to the 2026 Asian Games intensifies, Indian recurve archer Komalika Bari finds herself at a crucial juncture in her career. Once heralded as one of India’s brightest young prospects after her historic junior achievements, Komalika is now focused on translating that promise into consistent performances at the senior level. Competing…
India delivered a commanding performance at the World Archery Para Series in Bangkok, headlined by an inspiring gold medal win in the compound women’s team event. The pairing of Sheetal Devi and Payal Nag not only secured the title but also symbolised resilience and excellence, as the duo overcame Kazakhstan 150-147 in a high-quality final….
India’s para archers made a powerful statement on the qualification day of the Para World Archery Series, delivering a series of high-quality performances across categories. Headlined by world champion Sheetal Devi and a consistent showing from Toman in the men’s compound section, India not only secured top individual rankings but also dominated the team standings….
India’s recurve archers delivered a composed and impactful performance on qualification day at the Para World Archery Series, with Vijay and Harvinder Singh finishing first and second respectively in the men’s event. The strong showing extended across categories, as India also secured top positions in team standings, underlining both depth and consistency within the squad….
India’s compound archery contingent delivered a commanding performance at the Asia Cup World Ranking Tournament (Stage 1), with Rajat Chauhan emerging as the standout performer on a day defined by precision and composure. The Indian compound mixed team of Rajat Chauhan and Chikitha Taniparthi booked their place in the gold medal match after clinical victories…
India delivered a commanding all-round performance on Day 2 of the Archery Asia Cup Stage 1, with strong results across compound and recurve disciplines reinforcing the country’s growing depth in the sport. From dominant qualification rankings to consistent progress in elimination rounds, Indian archers were firmly among the standout performers of the day. Compound men…
The Archer Who Learned to Breathe Through Pressure, Simranjeet Kaur’s Quiet Rise in Indian Recurve At elite level sport, progress is often narrated through medals, rankings, and podium finishes. But in a discipline like recurve archery where competition is measured in millimetres and outcomes hinge on composure rather than physical dominance development is less visible….
World Archery, the global governing body of the sport, has officially released the qualification framework for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games, ushering in a new era for the discipline with the addition of the compound mixed team event to the Olympic programme. The announcement not only confirms archery’s expanded footprint at LA28 but also…
The Sud de France Nîmes 2026 Archery Tournament, held from January 16 to 18 at the Parnasse Hall and Parc Expo in France, once again lived up to its reputation as the sport’s most unforgiving indoor test. As the fifth leg of the Indoor World Series, the tournament drew more than 1,300 archers from 50…
Sixteen-year-old Kumkum Mohod announced herself as one of Indian archery’s most exciting young prospects after finishing top of the recurve women’s section at the first Archery Selection Trials held at the Sports Authority of India campus in Kolkata on Friday. Competing against a field stacked with Olympians and established internationals, the teenager from Amaravati, Maharashtra…
Simranjeet Kaur once again underlined her importance to Indian archery by finishing on top of the women’s recurve standings after the round-robin stage of the first national selection archery trials of 2026, held at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) ground in Kolkata. In a competition designed to test consistency, temperament, and match-play sharpness, the…
Indian archery stands at a critical juncture as the first open National Archery Trials of 2026 get underway at the Sports Authority of India’s National Centre of Excellence in Kolkata. Scheduled from January 5 to 9, these trials are not merely about naming squads for upcoming competitions; they represent a broader recalibration of India’s high-performance…
The 2025 season marked a watershed moment for Indian archery. No longer a nation dependent on isolated individual brilliance, India emerged as a systemic global force, delivering results across World Championships, World Cups, Asian Championships, university competitions, and para-archery. What unfolded over the year was not a flash of form, but evidence of a maturing…
The 21st NTPC Senior National Compound Archery Championship, held at the Hyderabad Public School from December 13 to 15, 2025, underlined just how far Indian compound archery has progressed not just in results, but in technical depth and competitive intensity. Part of the larger National Archery Championships running from December 10 to 19, the compound…
Sheetal: The Pure One It was a cold, cold day in January in Kashmir. The village was Loidhar in Jammu and Kashmir. There was a bustle in the air today, a slight undercurrent of excitement. A baby was expected. The couple came from a humble background. The mother was a homemaker, a simple practical woman….
The Archery Premier League (APL) capped a transformative debut year by winning the prestigious ‘Emerging Professional Sports Event of the Year’ at the India Sports Awards 2025. The honour was presented during FICCI TURF 2025: 15th Global Sports Summit, held at the FICCI Federation House in New Delhi, and stands as a major endorsement of…
The most inspirational sportsperson in India is….Sheetal Devi. It was a cold, cold day in January 2007. The village was Loidhar in Jammu and Kashmir, and there was a bustle in the air that day a slight undercurrent of excitement. A young couple were surrounded by many eager villagers. A baby was about to be…
The 2025 Asian Archery Championship in Dhaka will be remembered as a turning point in Indian archery a tournament where long-standing hierarchies shifted, new stars emerged, and India delivered a performance that combined precision, maturity, and unprecedented mental strength. Held from 8 to 14 November across the National Stadium and the Bangladesh Army Stadium, the…
In one of the finest days in India’s recurve archery history, Dhiraj Bommadevara clinched the Men’s Recurve Individual Gold at the Asian Archery Championships 2025 in Dhaka, becoming the first Indian male archer to win an Asian individual recurve title. His 6–2 victory over compatriot Rahul in an all-India final capped India’s best-ever campaign at…
In a landmark moment for Indian archery, Ankita Bhakat clinched the Women’s Recurve Individual Gold at the Asian Archery Championships 2025 in Dhaka, becoming the first Indian woman and the first Indian ever to win an individual recurve title at the continental event. Her 7–3 victory over Korea’s Nam Su-hyeon, the Paris 2024 Olympic silver…
Indian archery celebrated one of its most significant victories in nearly two decades as the men’s recurve team of Atanu Das, Rahul Pawariya and Yashdeep Bhoge clinched the gold medal at the Asian Archery Championships 2025 in Dhaka, defeating South Korea 5–4 in a nerve-shredding final. For a discipline long dominated by the Korean system,…
Jyothi Surekha Vennam reaffirmed her place among the continent’s finest archers by winning the Compound Women’s Individual gold at the Asian Archery Championships 2025 in Dhaka, becoming the first archer in history to secure three individual Asian titles. In an all-Indian final, Jyothi defeated Prithika Pradeep 147–145, closing out another chapter in a career defined…
India’s compound archers delivered one of their strongest continental performances in recent years, returning from the Asian Archery Championships 2025 with two gold medals and a silver in team events, reaffirming the country’s depth and dominance in the compound discipline. From title defences to narrow heartbreaks, the day produced a complete spectrum of elite-level archery…
India’s strong run in compound archery continued at the Asian Archery Championships 2025 in Bangkok, as the mixed team duo of Abhishek Verma and Deepsikha stormed into the final with a composed and consistent performance. The experienced Verma and the rising Deepsikha defeated Kazakhstan 156–153 in the semifinals, setting up a gold medal clash against…
India delivered a commanding display in the compound team events at the Asian Archery Championships 2025, with both the men’s and women’s teams advancing to the gold-medal matches after disciplined, high-scoring semifinal performances. With consistency across ends, clutch shooting under pressure, and balanced contributions from all three archers in each squad, India reaffirmed its position…
India enjoyed a dominant day in the Compound Women individual event at the Asian Archery Championships, with Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Prathika Pradeep both advancing to the semifinals after strong and composed performances across their knockout matches. With four Indians in the elimination rounds and two entering the final four, this was one of India’s…
India’s campaign in the Compound Men individual event at the Asian Archery Championships came to a close in the quarterfinals, with Sahil Jadhav and Prathamesh Fuge both falling to Korean opponents after strong performances through the early knockout rounds. While India began the day with four archers in the elimination draw Jadhav, Fuge, and veteran…
India enjoyed a powerful day in the men’s recurve individual eliminations at the Asian Archery Championships, with Dhiraj Bommadevara and Rahul advancing to the semifinals after a series of measured, confident wins. Their run capped off a dominant showing from the Indian squad, which placed all four archers into the knockout stages and kept two…
Indian archery witnessed one of its most memorable days at the Asian Archery Championships as three Indian women Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat, and Sangeeta surged into the semifinals of the recurve individual event. It is a rare moment in the history of this competition for a single nation to place three semifinalists in the same…
India’s women’s compound team continued its remarkable consistency on the continental stage, advancing to the Asian Archery Championships 2025 final with two controlled, high-scoring wins in the elimination rounds. The trio of Deepshikha, Prithika and Jyothi Surekha demonstrated both precision and composure across their matches, underlining why India entered the competition as defending champions. Their…
The Indian men’s recurve team produced one of their most composed and authoritative campaigns in recent years to enter the final of the Asian Archery Championships 2025. The trio of Yashdeep, Atanu Das and Rahul delivered three successive wins in the eliminations on 10 November, advancing to the gold medal match where they will face…
The Asian Archery Championships 2025 opened with a dramatic and highly competitive recurve women’s qualification phase, one that saw India deliver its strongest team ranking in several years but also one that produced one of the biggest selection storylines of the tournament. Read Articles Without Ads On Your IndiaSportsHub App. Download Now And Stay Updated While India…
The Asian Archery Championships 2025 began with one of the most impressive qualification performances India has produced in compound men’s archery at the continental level. Read Articles Without Ads On Your IndiaSportsHub App. Download Now And Stay Updated With a deep and balanced squad led by experienced names and rising talents, India finished the ranking round in…
On a warm November morning in Dhaka, the compound women’s field at the 2025 Asian Archery Championships delivered a clear message even before the knockout rounds began: India have arrived not as contenders but as the benchmark. Across the past few seasons, India’s rise in compound archery has been steady, structured, and increasingly intimidating. But…
The men’s recurve competition at the 24th Asian Archery Championships 2025 in Dhaka opened with a sharp, high-quality ranking round on Sunday, with Korea asserting complete control of the leaderboard. Yashdeep led the day with a 687, while Korea also topped the team standings with a score of 2087, placing themselves as the clear favourites…
The Asian archery season reaches its peak this week as the 24th Asian Archery Championships 2025 unfolds from 9–14 November in Dhaka, Bangladesh, bringing together a powerful field featuring Olympic medallists, world champions and rising continental stars. With 207 archers from 29 nations competing across 10 events, the continental championships promise a high-intensity showdown between…
The 24th Asian Archery Championships 2025, scheduled from 8–14 November 2025 in Dhaka, Bangladesh, represents far more than a continental competition for India. It’s a mirror of two contrasting realities within Indian archery the dominant, world-beating compound program and the rebuilding, high-potential recurve squad. India enters Dhaka as one of Asia’s most formidable archery nations,…
In a landmark moment for Indian archery, 17-year-old Sheetal Devi from Jammu & Kashmir secured her place in the Indian junior compound women’s squad for the upcoming Asia Cup Stage 3 (2025) in Jeddah. Sheetal finished third in the Junior Selection Trials held at SAI NCOE Sonipat from November 3 to 6, organised by the…
India’s campaign at the Archery World Cup Final 2025 in Nanjing produced moments of both pride and heartbreak. On one hand, Rishabh Yadav came agonizingly close to a maiden medal, finishing fourth in the men’s compound category after a shoot-off loss to World No. 1 Mike Schloesser. On the other, Jyothi Surekha Vennam etched her name…
When Aman Saini draws his bowstring, time appears to pause. The focus in his eyes, the stillness of his body, and the smooth release that follows speak of a man who has lived every moment of his 17-year archery journey with patience, faith, and precision. Now a world champion and one of the leading faces…
As the 2025 Hyundai Archery World Cup Finals circuit reaches its grand finale in Nanjing, China, the world’s top eight archers in each category prepare for the ultimate test of precision, composure, and consistency. The event, now in its 19th edition, is the most exclusive on the World Archery calendar a showdown where only the…
The inaugural Archery Premier League (APL), held in New Delhi from October 2–12, 2025, marked a defining moment for Indian archery. For the first time, the sport stepped into a professional, franchise-based format under lights complete with team owners, a celebrity ambassador, international stars, and national broadcast partners. But beyond the immediate spectacle, the real…
The inaugural Archery Premier League (APL) concluded in spectacular fashion at the Yamuna Sports Complex, with the Rajputana Royals edging out Prithviraaj Yodhas in a dramatic shoot-off to lift the maiden APL title. In a fitting finale that showcased precision, composure, and high-stakes drama, the Royals prevailed 5–4 after both teams fought toe-to-toe through four…
At just 22, Prathamesh Fuge stands as one of India’s brightest emerging names in compound archery calm under pressure, technically gifted, and mentally resilient beyond his years. But his story isn’t just about bows and arrows. It’s a story of adaptation, perseverance, and the unique sporting culture that shaped him from a young athlete in…
The Chero Archers kept their composure when it mattered most, securing a crucial 5–3 victory over table-toppers Rajputana Royals on the final day of the round-robin stage to book the last semi-final spot in the inaugural Archery Premier League (APL) at the Yamuna Sports Complex. Their win not only sealed qualification but also brought an…
The penultimate day of the round-robin stage at the inaugural Archery Premier League (APL) delivered an evening of high drama, remarkable comebacks, and a historic shoot off at the Yamuna Sports Complex. The Prithviraj Yodhas became the third team to secure a semifinal berth, joining the Rajputana Royals and the Mighty Marathas, while the Kakatiya…
The Archery Premier League (APL) 2025 entered its decisive phase on Thursday at the Yamuna Sports Complex, where the Mighty Marathas (MM) became the first team to book their place in the semifinals. Meanwhile, in a major upset, the unbeaten Rajputana Royals (RR) suffered their first defeat of the season a commanding 6-0 loss at…
