Archive · 3 Oct 2026
Neeraj Chauhan Wins Asian Games Recurve Bronze
Neeraj Chauhan and Dhiraj Bommadevara are both Indian archers.
They met in a match to decide who would win the bronze medal in men's individual recurve.
Chauhan won the close match by a score of 6-4.
The match had five sets, and the archers traded wins before Chauhan took the final two.
This was India's ninth archery medal at the event, according to one report.
Chauhan also became only the second Indian man to win an individual recurve medal at the Asian Games.
Before the bronze match, Chauhan and Bommadevara had each lost their semifinal.
Neeraj Chauhan defeated fellow Indian archer Dhiraj Bommadevara 6-4 in the men's individual recurve bronze-medal match.
Chauhan's victory was India's ninth archery medal at the ongoing Asian Games, according to one report.
He became only the second Indian man to win an individual recurve medal at the Asian Games, after Tarundeep Rai.
Chauhan won the five-set match with scores of 29-26, 27-28, 28-29, 30-28 and 29-28.
Both archers lost their semifinals: Bommadevara to Lee Woo Seok and Chauhan to Junya Nakanishi.
- Who
- Indian archers Neeraj Chauhan and Dhiraj Bommadevara.
- What
- Chauhan defeated Bommadevara 6-4 to win bronze in the men's individual recurve event.
- When
- Saturday, during the Asian Games 2026, according to one article.
- Where
- Nagoya, according to one article.
- Why
- The match determined the bronze medalist after both archers lost their semifinals.
- Event
- Men's individual recurve bronze-medal match
- Result
- Neeraj Chauhan defeated Dhiraj Bommadevara 6-4
- Set scores
- 29-26, 27-28, 28-29, 30-28, 29-28
- Venue
- Nagoya
- Historical milestone
- Chauhan became the second Indian man after Tarundeep Rai to win an individual recurve medal at the Asian Games.
- India's archery medal tally
- Nine medals, as reported in one article
