Archive · 1 Oct 2026
Chikitha Taniparthi Loses Narrow Asian Games Archery Quarterfinal
Chikitha Taniparthi of India competed in an individual archery match at the Asian Games.
She faced Indonesia’s Nurisa Dian Ashrifah in the quarterfinals.
Chikitha had already won two gold medals in team competitions.
She hoped to win a third gold medal.
The match was very close and was decided by one point.
In the final end, Chikitha began with an 8.
Nurisa then shot two 10s and moved ahead.
Nurisa won and advanced to the semifinals, while Chikitha’s individual competition ended.
India’s Chikitha Taniparthi lost narrowly to Indonesia’s Nurisa Dian Ashrifah in the women’s compound individual quarterfinal.
Reports give the result as either 144-143 or 143-144, but agree Nurisa won by one point.
A costly 8 on Chikitha’s opening shot of the final end shifted the match in Nurisa’s favor.
Nurisa answered with two 10s and a final 9 to reach the semifinals.
Chikitha had already won women’s team and mixed team golds, while India missed a medal in this individual event.
- Who
- India’s Chikitha Taniparthi and Indonesia’s Nurisa Dian Ashrifah.
- What
- Nurisa defeated Chikitha by one point in the women’s compound individual quarterfinal; reports differ on whether the score was recorded as 144-143 or 143-144.
- When
- Thursday, October 1, 2026.
- Where
- The Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, at Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square.
- Why
- Chikitha’s opening 8 in the final end allowed Nurisa to gain a decisive advantage.
- Event
- Women’s compound individual archery
- Round
- Quarterfinal
- Winner
- Nurisa Dian Ashrifah of Indonesia
- Result
- A one-point victory; reports variously state 144-143 or 143-144
- Decisive sequence
- Chikitha shot 8, 9, 10 in the final end, while Nurisa shot 10, 10, 9
- Chikitha’s earlier medals
- Gold in the women’s team and mixed team compound events
- Indian medal outcome
- India did not win a medal in the women’s individual compound event
- Previous champion referenced
- India’s Jyothi Surekha Vennam won the gold at the previous Asian Games
Sources
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