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Dhiraj Bommadevara Wins Historic Archery World Cup Final Gold
Dhiraj Bommadevara is an Indian archer who won a major gold medal in Mexico.
He competed in the men’s recurve event at the Archery World Cup Final.
In the final, he faced Japan’s Nakanishi Junya.
The match was tied after five sets.
Dhiraj then shot a 10 in a special shoot-off.
Nakanishi shot a nine, so Dhiraj won.
This made Dhiraj the first Indian man to win this title.
He had competed in the 2023 and 2024 finals without winning a medal.
Dhiraj Bommadevara became the first Indian male recurve archer to win Archery World Cup Final gold.
The 25-year-old Army archer defeated Japan’s Nakanishi Junya 6-5 in Saltillo, Mexico.
After the final was tied 5-5, Bommadevara won the shoot-off 10-9.
The victory followed medal-less appearances at the 2023 and 2024 World Cup Finals.
Jayanta Talukdar’s 2010 bronze had been India’s previous men’s recurve medal, while Dola Banerjee remains the only other Indian individual champion.
- Who
- Indian archer Dhiraj Bommadevara defeated Japan’s Nakanishi Junya.
- What
- Bommadevara won the Archery World Cup Final men’s recurve gold medal, becoming the first Indian male recurve champion.
- Where
- Saltillo, Mexico.
- When
- Sunday; the articles do not provide a calendar date.
- Why
- He won after the final ended 5-5, prevailing 10-9 in the shoot-off.
Key facts
- Winner
- Dhiraj Bommadevara
- Event
- Archery World Cup Final
- Discipline
- Men’s recurve
- Final result
- Bommadevara defeated Nakanishi Junya 6-5 and won the shoot-off 10-9
- Bommadevara’s ranking
- World No. 10
- Age
- 25
- Previous Indian men’s medal
- Jayanta Talukdar won bronze in Edinburgh in 2010
- Other Indian individual champion
- Dola Banerjee won the women’s title in Dubai in 2007
Sources
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