Archive · 3 Oct 2026
Neeraj Chauhan Wins Asian Games Bronze After Selling Vegetables
Neeraj Chauhan won a bronze medal in archery at the Asian Games.
He first lost his semi-final match to Japan’s Junya Nakanishi.
Then he beat fellow Indian archer Dhiraj Bommadevara to win bronze.
In 2020, Neeraj’s father lost his job during the Covid-19 lockdown.
Neeraj and his brother helped their family by selling vegetables.
Neeraj remembered that hard time after his semi-final loss.
He said getting through it helped him believe he could still win a medal.
He dedicated the medal to his father, who supported him.
Neeraj Chauhan won bronze in the men’s recurve individual event at the Asian Games.
He lost his semi-final 1-7 to Japan’s Junya Nakanishi before beating fellow Indian Dhiraj Bommadevara 6-4.
Bommadevara was the top seed, and the bronze made Chauhan the second Indian man to win an individual recurve medal at the Games.
During the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown, Chauhan and his brother Sunil sold vegetables after their father lost his cooking job.
Chauhan said he drew strength from that difficult period and dedicated his medal to his father.
- Who
- Neeraj Chauhan, Japan’s Junya Nakanishi, and India’s Dhiraj Bommadevara.
- What
- Chauhan won bronze in the men’s recurve individual archery event after losing his semi-final and winning the bronze-medal match.
- When
- At the Asian Games; the article also recounts events during the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown.
- Where
- At the Asian Games; in 2020, Chauhan and his brother sold vegetables near Meerut’s Civil Lines area.
- Why
- Chauhan said recalling the hardship he and his family endured helped him recover from his semi-final loss and win bronze.
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- Event
- Asian Games
- Medal
- Bronze
- Sport and event
- Men’s recurve individual archery
- Semi-final result
- Lost 1-7 to Japan’s Junya Nakanishi
- Bronze match result
- Beat fellow Indian Dhiraj Bommadevara 6-4
- Family hardship
- In 2020, Chauhan and his brother Sunil sold vegetables after their father lost his job as a cook.
- Milestone
- Second Indian man to win an individual recurve medal at the Asian Games, after Tarundeep Rai.