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Dhiraj, Kumkum script golden chapter for India at Archery World Cup 2026 in Antalya

The 24-year-old Dhiraj stunned Olympic bronze medallist Lee Woo-seok of South Korea 7-3 in the men's individual recurve final to claim his maiden Archery World Cup gold medal. It was also India's first men's individual recurve gold at a World Cup stage since Atanu Das achieved the feat in 2021.

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Paris Olympics: Stage fright and below-par coaching affecting Indian archers

Archers flattered to deceive once again as India still await their first medal from the discipline. Ankita Bhakat and Dhiraj Bommadevara came agonisingly close ending fourth in the mixed team event. But that's it - the six-member team was one of the biggest disappointments of the Games for India.

The Times of India

Top archers for indoor meet in Kolkata

KOLKATA: All top archers of the country will be seen in action, but in a different playing field as indoor archery returns to Kolkata after five years. The Dola and Rahul Banerjee Sports Foundation (DRBSF) is set to stage the second edition of the Indian Open Indoor Archery Tournament which…

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National selection trials-archery | Deepika makes a fine comeback

Deepika Kumari claims top spot in archery trials, along with other top performers, for World Cups and Olympics.

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National archery | Top stars slated to appear as they target the Olympics

Top recurve archers incl. Olympic berth winner B. Dhiraj, Tarundeep Rai, Tushar Shelke, Ankita Bhakat & Simranjeet Kaur to compete in National archery championships starting Sat. Dhiraj to train in Korea after event. Atanu Das & Deepika Kumari, Bhajan Kaur, Aditi Swami, Ojas Deotale, Parneet Kaur, Avneet Kaur, Abhishek Verma…

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Asian archery championships | Tarundeep Rai returns to Indian squad

The seasoned Tarundeep Rai made a comeback to the Indian recurve men’s squad for the Asian archery championships, a continental Olympic qualifying event, to be held in Bangkok from November 3 to 10

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Recurve archers bring more glory to India

Men's team claims silver, women win bronze

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Asian Games Archery | India make quarters in all six team events

India archers show tenacity/authority to reach qtrs in all 6 team events. Ojas/Vennam, Das/Ankita, compound men's, women's, men's recurve & women's recurve teams win. Compound mixed, men's recurve face Mongolia, Japan respectively; women's compound vs Hong Kong. Quota spots available for Olympic-qualifying event.

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Asian Games: Jyothi takes pole, powers India to top-spot in women's compound team and mixed qualifiers

HANGZHOU: Seasoned Jyothi Surekha Vennam led the charge as Indian compound archers lived up to their reputation, topping the qualification and also grabbed No. 1 seeding in women's and mixed pair team events at the Asian Games here on Sunday.

The Times of India

Asian Games: Indian archers off to an outstanding start at Hangzhou

NEW DELHI: Seasoned archer Jyothi Surekha Vennam claimed the top spot in the women's compound archery qualification, narrowly outperforming her South Korean counterparts. World champion Aditi Swami also secured her place, landing in fourth position and contributing to India's ascent to the top seeding in the women's compound archery event.

The Times of India

Indian women's compound team wins historic gold in World Archery Championships

India's V. Jyothi Surekha, Aditi Swami and Parneet Kaur make history, winning India's first-ever gold medal in the World archery championships. The trio shot consistently to beat top-ranked Mexico 235-229, with 19 10s to their rivals' 14. The Indians kept their composure to take a two-point lead and increased it…

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Atanu, Mehuli re-included in TOPS; young shooter Tilottama Sen also in TOPS Development Group

Olympian and World Championship silver medallist archer Atanu Das has been reinducted in the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) following his impressive performances at the domestic circuit and the Archery World Cup in Antalya this year.

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Archer Atanu Das, shooter Mehuli Ghosh re-included in Target Olympic Podium Scheme

NEW DELHI: Olympian and World Championship silver medallist archer Atanu Das has been re-inducted in the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) following his impressive performances at the domestic circuit and the Archery World Cup in Antalya this year.

The Times of India

Indian archers make recurve team final in Antalya

KOLKATA: The men’s recurve archers ensured India’s first medal at the season-opening World Cup Stage 1 at Antalya by making it to the gold-medal match on Thursday.

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AAI hires Olympic gold medallist Korean coach ahead of Archery World Cup

NEW DELHI: The Archery Association of India (AAI) has given a much-needed boost to Indian archers by hiring Olympic gold medal-winning coach Baek Woong Ki to work with the recurve team till the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The Times of India

Atanu back in India archery side, no place for Deepika

KOLKATA: Olympian Atanu Das made a roaring comeback to the India side after being out for almost a year since losing to Japan's Takaharu Furukawa in the Tokyo Olympics. "It was quite a hard time for me to sit out after playing for the country for almost 10 long years,"…

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National Games, Archery | Sangeeta’s controlled performance helps her claim recurve women’s individual and team gold medals

Atanu shades Gurucharan in a keenly contested recurve men’s individual final

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‘Archery is not all, there’s life beyond it’, says soon-to-be-dad Atanu Das

SANSKARDHAM (Gujarat): The bitter loss at the Tokyo Summer Games allowed Olympian couple Atanu Das and Deepika Kumari to change their perspective about the sport which they loved all their lives.

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Atanu Das makes it to recurve men’s individual summit clash

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Archer Atanu Das gears up for the National Games

The Olympian will use the event to take stock of his game ahead of a hectic 2023 calendar

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Archer Deepika Kumari set for India comeback at Paris World Cup

PARIS: Sidelined after the Tokyo Olympics debacle, star Indian archer Deepika Kumari is all set to make an India comeback in the upcoming Stage 3 of the World Cup beginning here on Tuesday.

The Times of India

Asian Games postponement: Federations tweak plans, set to field best teams for CWG, world events

NEW DELHI: The Asian Games postponement has come as a huge disappointment for few athletes but it has also taken away the dilemma of National Sports Federations (NSFs), which were forced to finalise separate teams for Asiad, Birmingham Commonwealth Games and the world events.

The Times of India

Upsets galore in National ranking archery

KOLKATA: Top archers fell by the wayside as upsets marked the second National Ranking Archery Championship that concluded at Kharsawan in Jharkhand on Monday. The poor run of country's top recurve archers Atanu Das and Deepika Kumari continued after the Olympian couple failed to make the Asian Games squad recently.

The Times of India

After missing Asian Games cut, heartbroken Deepika and Atanu vow to return with their best versions

KOLKATA: Three-time Olympian Deepika Kumari is clueless about her future plan after a shock elimination from the trials for the archery event at Asian Games and three World Cups.

The Times of India

No Deepika Kumari in Asian Games archery squad for the first time since 2010

SONIPAT: World number two Deepika Kumari has failed to make the Indian squad for the upcoming Asian Games, suffering one of the biggest setbacks in her illustrious career.

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