Archive · 29 Sep 2026
Indian Archers Reach Asian Games Recurve Quarterfinals After Upsets
Two Indian archers, Neeraj Chauhan and Dhiraj Bommadevara, reached the quarterfinals at the Asian Games.
Neeraj beat Kim Je-deok of South Korea by six points to four.
Kim has won three Olympic gold medals in team events.
Dhiraj defeated Cheng Hsiang-Hui of Chinese Taipei by six points to two.
Both Indians had also won their earlier matches.
Dhiraj will next shoot against Amirkon Sadikov of Uzbekistan.
Neeraj will compete against Dorji Lam of Bhutan.
India’s men’s, women’s and mixed recurve teams also advanced to semifinals.
Neeraj Chauhan defeated South Korea’s three-time Olympic gold medallist Kim Je-deok 6-4 to reach the men’s recurve quarterfinals.
Dhiraj Bommadevara beat Chinese Taipei’s Cheng Hsiang-Hui 6-2 to join Chauhan in the last eight.
Bommadevara earlier defeated the Philippines’ Girvin Garcia 6-0, while Chauhan overcame Indonesia’s Riau Ega Agata 6-4.
Bommadevara will face Uzbekistan’s Amirkon Sadikov, and Chauhan will meet Bhutan’s Dorji Lam in the quarterfinals.
India’s men’s, women’s and mixed recurve teams had also reached their respective semifinals earlier in the competition.
- Who
- Indian archers Neeraj Chauhan and Dhiraj Bommadevara, along with their upcoming opponents.
- What
- Chauhan and Bommadevara advanced to the men’s individual recurve quarterfinals.
- When
- Tuesday; the quarterfinals are scheduled for Saturday, according to one report.
- Where
- At the Asian Games, with the individual event reported at Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square in Okazaki City.
- Why
- They won their elimination and pre-quarterfinal matches.
- Event
- Asian Games men’s individual recurve archery
- Neeraj Chauhan’s result
- 6-4 victory over South Korea’s Kim Je-deok
- Dhiraj Bommadevara’s result
- 6-2 victory over Chinese Taipei’s Cheng Hsiang-Hui
- Chauhan’s quarterfinal opponent
- Dorji Lam of Bhutan
- Bommadevara’s quarterfinal opponent
- Amirkon Sadikov of Uzbekistan
- Earlier victories
- Bommadevara beat Girvin Garcia 6-0; Chauhan beat Riau Ega Agata 6-4
- Team progress
- India’s men’s, women’s and mixed recurve teams advanced to semifinals
