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Sahil Jadhav’s 52-Second Arrow Wins Asian Games Gold
Sahil Jadhav helped India win a very close archery final against South Korea.
The teams were tied at 157 points after the regular contest.
Each team then had to shoot special tie-breaking arrows.
Chikitha Taniparthi shot a 10 for India, and South Korea matched it.
Jadhav then waited carefully and also shot a 10.
South Korea needed another 10, but its last arrow scored nine.
India won the shoot-off 20-19 and earned a place for the 2028 Olympics’ mixed team event.
Jadhav later won another gold medal in the men’s team competition.
Sahil Jadhav hit a 10 in the mixed-team shoot-off as India defeated South Korea 20-19 after a 157-157 tie.
Chikitha Taniparthi also hit a 10, while South Korea’s final arrow landed in the nine-ring.
The victory secured India’s first Olympic quota in archery for Los Angeles 2028, where mixed team archery will debut.
Jadhav later won a second gold in the men’s compound team event with Kushal Dalal and Ganesh Maniratnam Thirumuru.
His coach Pravin Sawant supported his career despite financial hardship, while Jadhav’s mother sold jewellery to help buy his compound bow.
- Who
- Sahil Jadhav and Chikitha Taniparthi represented India in the mixed-team final; Jadhav later joined Kushal Dalal and Ganesh Maniratnam Thirumuru for the men’s team event.
- What
- India won the Asian Games compound mixed-team gold in a 20-19 shoot-off against South Korea, and Jadhav later won a second team gold.
- Where
- The competition was held at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan; Jadhav’s early training took place in Wai and Satara, India.
- When
- The decisive competition took place on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, according to the article and accompanying event post.
- Why
- India won after the mixed-team final ended 157-157 and Jadhav and Taniparthi outscored South Korea in the shoot-off.
Key facts
- Mixed-team score
- India and South Korea were tied 157-157 before the shoot-off.
- Shoot-off result
- India won 20-19.
- Jadhav’s arrow
- He shot a 10 with three seconds remaining on the clock.
- Olympic qualification
- The result secured India’s first archery quota for Los Angeles 2028.
- Second gold
- Jadhav also won the men’s compound team event with Kushal Dalal and Ganesh Maniratnam Thirumuru.
- Coach
- Pravin Sawant coached Jadhav and runs Drushti Archery Academy.
- Family support
- Jadhav’s mother sold her jewellery to help purchase his compound bow.
Quotes
Pravin Sawant
Jadhav’s first coach and founder of Drushti Archery Academy
“The family wanted Sahil to stop competing. I convinced them to let him continue so that he had a chance to justify his talent.”
indianexpress.com
“52 seconds. It’s the length of our national anthem. We never target the gold, we always play for the anthem.”
indianexpress.com
Sources
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