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India's Compound Archers Dominate Asia Cup with 10-Medal Haul in Bangkok

India concluded the Archery Asia Cup Stage 1 in Bangkok with a total of 10 medals. The compound archers led the charge, achieving a clean sweep of the men's individual podium and winning gold in the mixed team event. The women's compound team and multiple recurve squads added silver medals to the tally. The performance underscores India's growing strength in compound archery ahead of its Olympic debut in 2028.

Key Points: India Wins 10 Medals at Archery Asia Cup, Compound Teams Shine

  • Men's compound individual podium sweep
  • Gold in compound mixed team
  • Silver in women's compound team
  • Two more recurve silvers on final day
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Archery Asia Cup: Compound archers shine as India finish with 10 medals

Indian archers secure 10 medals at Asia Cup Stage 1 in Bangkok, highlighted by a podium sweep in men's compound and gold in mixed team.

"India's compound archers swept the podium in the men's individual event - Report"

Bangkok, March 27

India's compound archers swept the podium in the men's individual event while dominating the team events, winning the gold and silver medals in the mixed and women's team events, respectively, at the Archery Asia Cup Stage here on Friday.

India bagged a haul of eight medals across the individual and team recurve and compound archery events on Friday to finish with a total of 10 medals; two gold, four silver and four bronze.

In the men's individual compound final, Uday Kamboj defeated Asian Games medallist Prathamesh Jawkar 145-144 to win gold, and Rajat Chauhan defeated Peerawat Rattanapongkiat of Thailand 145-144 to complete the sweep for India.

India also won the bronze medal in the women's individual compound archery event after Tejal Salve defeated Mariia Dimidiuk 144-135. Meanwhile, Indian compound archers also dominated the team events, winning the gold and silver medals in the mixed and women's team events, respectively.

In the compound mixed team, an event that will make its Olympic debut at LA 2028, India's top-seeded pair of Chikitha Taniparthi and Rajat Chauhan beat Malaysia's Fatin Nurfatehah Mat Salleh and Mohd Juwaidi Mazuki 158-156 in a tight gold-medal match.

Elsewhere, the Indian women's compound team of Chikitha Taniparthi, Raj Kaur and Tejal Salve settled for silver after losing 229-227 to Kazakhstan's Viktoriya Lyan, Diana Yunussova and Roxana Yunussova in the final.

Later in the day, Indian archers added two more medals in the recurve events, with Ridhi and the men's team securing silver in their respective competitions.

Ridhi conceded the next two and ultimately went down 6-2 to Mongolia's Oyun-Erdene Baasandorj in the women's individual final. The men's recurve team of Devaang Gupta, Sukhchain Singh and Juyel Singh settled for silver after a narrow 5-4 defeat to Kazakhstan's Dastan Karimov, Ilfat Abdullin and Dauletkeldi Zhangbyrbay in the final.

On Wednesday, the Indian women's recurve trio of Ruma Biswas, Kirti, and Ridhi secured a convincing 5-1 win over Malaysia to win a bronze medal. Later, the compound men's team of Rajat Chauhan, Uday Kamboj, and Rishabh Yadav edged past Bhutan 234-232 in a tightly contested playoff.

- IANS

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Priya S
So proud of the entire team! 10 medals is a brilliant haul. Special shoutout to the women's compound team for the silver and Tejal Salve for her bronze. The mixed team gold with Chikitha and Rajat is a great sign for the Olympics. Keep shining! ✨
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Rohit P
Great job by the compound squad, no doubt. But we need to have a respectful conversation about our recurve performance. Two silvers and a bronze is okay, but losing finals to Mongolia and Kazakhstan shows we still have work to do to reach the very top consistently. The focus should be there too.
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Sarah B
As a sports fan living in India, it's thrilling to see archery get this kind of coverage. These athletes train so hard with less spotlight than cricket. Hats off to the entire contingent for making the country proud in Bangkok!
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Vikram M
Wah! Kya performance hai! The compound archers were simply on fire. Beating Bhutan 234-232 in the team event must have been heart-stopping. These close wins build championship mentality. Bas ab yeh form World Cup mein bhi dikhana hai!
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Michael C
Impressive depth in the compound category. Having multiple athletes capable of winning gold at this level is a sign of a strong system. The mixed team event for LA 2028 looks like a real medal hope for India already.

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