Archive · 4 Oct 2026
Nita Ambani Praises Chikitha After Two Asian Games Archery Golds
Archer Chikitha Taniparthi won two gold medals at the 2026 Asian Games.
In one final, she and teammates Jyothi Vennam and Prithika Pradeep beat China.
Their score matched a world record.
Chikitha also teamed up with Sahil Jadhav to win the mixed team final against South Korea.
Their victory secured an event slot for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
Nita Ambani praised Chikitha and said she could inspire girls.
Indian archers won five gold medals overall.
India ended the Games with 85 medals, its second-best total at an Asian Games.
Nita Ambani praised Chikitha Taniparthi, saying she would inspire girls in India and around the world.
Chikitha, Jyothi Vennam and Prithika Pradeep beat China 238-234 in the women's compound archery final, matching the world record.
Chikitha and Sahil Jadhav defeated South Korea in the mixed team final and secured an event slot for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
India's archers won five golds, two silvers and two bronzes at the Asian Games, matching their best-ever archery medal haul from 2022.
India finished the Games with 85 medals: 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze, its second-best Asian Games campaign.
- Who
- Archer Chikitha Taniparthi, Nita Ambani and Indian archery teammates
- What
- Chikitha won two compound archery gold medals, and Nita Ambani praised her performance.
- When
- At the Asian Games 2026; Ambani's message was posted on October 3, 2026.
- Where
- The Asian Games were held in Japan.
- Why
- Chikitha's two gold-medal performances prompted Ambani to commend her and describe her as an inspiration.
- Women's team final
- India defeated China 238-234; the team matched the world record.
- Women's team members
- Chikitha Taniparthi, Jyothi Vennam and Prithika Pradeep
- Mixed team final
- Chikitha Taniparthi and Sahil Jadhav beat South Korea.
- Olympic qualification
- The mixed team victory secured an event slot for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
- India's archery medals
- Five gold, two silver and two bronze medals.
- India's overall tally
- 85 medals: 21 gold, 27 silver and 37 bronze.
- Asian Games location
- Japan