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India Secures Multiple Medals at Asian Archery Championships
Indian archers are performing well at a competition in Bangladesh!
Even though some archers had a tough time in team qualifying, they did much better in individual matches.
In the women's recurve competition, Deepika, Ankita, and Sangeeta have all reached the semifinals, guaranteeing India at least one medal.
For the men's recurve, Dhiraj and Rahul are also in the semifinals.
In compound archery, Jyothi and Prithika are in the women's semifinals.
However, the Indian men in compound archery did not reach their semifinals.
Some other top Indian archers were also out before the final rounds.
Indian archers Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat, and Sangeeta reached the women's recurve semifinals, guaranteeing India at least one medal.
Dhiraj Bommadevara and Rahul advanced to the men's recurve semifinals.
Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Prithika Pradeep are in the women's compound semifinals.
Top Indian archers in recurve and compound events, including Yashdeep Bhoge, Atanu Das, Abhishek Verma, Sahil Jadhav, and Prathamesh Fuge, were eliminated before the semifinals.
Indian men did not advance to the semifinals in the compound archery events.
- Who
- Indian archers including Deepika Kumari, Dhiraj Bommadevara, Ankita Bhakat, Sangeeta, Rahul, Jyothi Surekha Vennam, and Prithika Pradeep.
- What
- Advanced to semifinals in recurve and compound events, ensuring at least three individual medals. Several other Indian archers were eliminated.
- Where
- Dhaka, Bangladesh
- When
- Tuesday
- Why
- By winning their individual elimination matches in the Asian Archery Championships.
Recurve Archery
Compound Archery
Men's Semifinalists
Recurve Archery
Indian men Dhiraj Bommadevara and Rahul advanced to the semifinals.
Compound Archery
No Indian men advanced to the semifinals.
Upsets and Early Exits
Recurve Archery
Top Indian recurve archers like Deepika Kumari and Dhiraj Bommadevara, who had poor qualification rounds, bounced back to reach the semifinals. However, some other top recurve archers like Yashdeep Bhoge and Atanu Das were eliminated early.
Compound Archery
Several top Indian compound archers were eliminated before the semifinals.
Key facts
- Event
- Asian Archery Championships
- Location
- Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Date
- Tuesday
- Women's Recurve Semifinalists
- Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat, Sangeeta
- Men's Recurve Semifinalists
- Dhiraj Bommadevara, Rahul
- Women's Compound Semifinalists
- Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Prithika Pradeep
- Notable Early Exits (Recurve)
- Yashdeep Bhoge, Atanu Das
Timeline
Indian junior archers showed promise at the Asia Cup.
Then, they dominated the Asian Archery Championships' start.
Key archers reached semifinals, guaranteeing at least one medal.
Quotes
Dhiraj Bommadevara
Indian archer
“made amends for his poor qualification round by defeating Uzbekistan’s Amirkhon Sadikov in a shoot-off, both shooting 10s before the Indian prevailed with an arrow closer to the centre after being locked 5-5 in four sets.”
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“He will take on Korea’s Jang Chaehwan in the semifinal.”
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Deepika
Indian archer
“stunned Shanghai World Cup gold medallist Lee Gahyun of Korea 7-3 to storm into the women’s recurve semifinals, where she will face compatriot Ankita Bhakat.”
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Ankita Bhakat
Indian archer
“produced one of the biggest upsets of the day, toppling top seed and former world champion Jang Minhee of Korea 6-4.”
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Sangeeta
Indian archer
“defeating Iran’s Zare Reyhane 7-1 to enter the last-four, where she will meet Korea’s Nam Suhyeon.”
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Rahul
Indian archer
“put up a solid show to beat Lin Zih-Siang of Chinese Taipei 6-2 and set up the other semifinal against Korea’s Seo Mingi.”
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Jyothi Surekha Vennam
Indian archer
“overcame Korea’s Oh Yoohyun 147-145 to enter the last four, where she will face Si-Yu Chen of Chinese Taipei.”
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Prithika Pradeep
Indian archer
“defeated compatriot Chikitha Thippeswamy 148-146 to set up a semifinal against Bangladesh’s Most Kulsum Akther Mone”
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Sources
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