Archive · 1 Oct 2026
India Wins First Los Angeles Quota Through Compound Archery
India won a gold medal in mixed team compound archery at the Asian Games in Nagoya.
Chikitha Taniparthi and Sahil Rajesh Jadhav were the Indian archers.
They defeated a South Korean pair in the final.
Their win also gave India its first quota place for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics from these Asian Games.
Compound bows have sights and equipment that help reduce vibration.
India started building its compound archery programme in 2003.
The sport was not included in the Olympics programme for many years.
Indian archers now hope this success will help them qualify for the 2028 Games.
Chikitha Taniparthi and Sahil Rajesh Jadhav won India’s first Los Angeles Olympic quota from the Asian Games.
The Indian pair defeated South Korea’s Choi Eun-gyu and Jung Yoon-park in the mixed team final.
Their victory came in compound archery, an event that is not part of the Olympics programme.
India began developing compound archery after recurve Olympian Sanjeeva Kumar Singh introduced it in 2003.
Indian archers including Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Aditi Swami are expected to compete for places at the 2028 Olympic trials.
- Who
- Indian archers Chikitha Taniparthi and Sahil Rajesh Jadhav, along with South Korean opponents Choi Eun-gyu and Jung Yoon-park.
- What
- India won gold in the mixed team compound archery event and secured its first Los Angeles Olympic quota from the Asian Games.
- When
- At the Asian Games; the article does not specify the date.
- Where
- Nagoya.
- Why
- The victory reflected India’s long-term investment in compound archery and secured an Olympic quota for Los Angeles 2028.
- Event
- Mixed team compound archery
- Result
- India won the gold medal
- Indian archers
- Chikitha Taniparthi and Sahil Rajesh Jadhav
- Final opponents
- Choi Eun-gyu and Jung Yoon-park of South Korea
- Olympic significance
- India’s first Los Angeles Olympic quota from the Asian Games
- Programme history
- India has developed compound archery since 2003
- Future prospects
- Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Aditi Swami and other domestic archers are preparing for Olympic trials