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India created history by winning their first-ever men's compound team gold at the World Archery Championships. The trio of Rishabh Yadav, Aman Saini and Prathamesh Fuge showed incredible resilience, coming from behind in all four matches. They capped their remarkable run by overturning a first-set deficit to beat France 235-233 in the final. Additionally, Rishabh Yadav partnered with Jyothi Vennam to win silver in the mixed team event that will debut at LA 2028 Olympics.

Key Points: Indian Men's Compound Archery Team Wins First World Championships Gold

  • Team overcame first-set deficit to beat France 235-233 in final
  • Won all four matches from behind including shoot-off vs Australia
  • Rishabh Yadav finished 8th in qualification with 709 points
  • Mixed team of Yadav and Jyothi Vennam secured silver medal
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Indian Men's Compound Archery Team wins first-ever gold at World Championships

India's Rishabh Yadav, Aman Saini and Prathamesh Fuge make history by winning the nation's first men's compound team gold at the World Archery Championships.

"The Indian men’s team showed remarkable grit to overturn a first-set deficit - Olympics.com"

Gwangju, September 7

The Indian men's compound team of Rishabh Yadav, Aman Saini and Prathamesh Fuge bagged a gold medal at the World Archery Championships 2025 in Gwangju on Sunday.

India secured their first-ever gold medal in the men's compound archery team event, while Rishabh Yadav and Jyothi Surekha Vennam won silver in the compound mixed team event, which will make its Olympic debut at Los Angeles 2028, according to Olympics.com.

The second-seeded Indian men's team showed remarkable grit to overturn a first-set deficit of 59-57 and beat the fifth-seeded French team of Nicolas Girard, Jean Philippe Boulch and Francois Dubois 235-233 in the final.

The victory capped a remarkable run in which the Indian men's team came from behind in all four archery matches.

After a first-round bye, they edged past Australia in a shoot-off 232(30)-232(28), beat the USA 234-233 in the quarter-finals, and then overcame third seeds Turkiye 234-232 in the semi-finals. Top seeds South Korea, meanwhile, were stunned by Slovenia in the last eight.

Rishabh Yadav, making his World Championships debut at just 23, was India's standout performer in qualification, finishing eighth with 709 points and carried that form into the mixed event.

In the mixed team event, Rishabh partnered with Jyothi, India's top-ranked compound woman archer and the No. 3 qualifier. Rishabh powered India to wins over Germany (160-152), El Salvador (157-153) and Chinese Taipei (157-155) to reach the gold medal match.

In the final against the Netherlands, India made a strong start, leading 39-38 after the first set, but eventually went down 157-155 and settled for silver.

For Jyothi, 29, it was a second mixed team silver at the Worlds, after her podium finish with Abhishek Verma at Yankton 2021.

However, her campaign ended early in the women's team event. The third-seeded trio of Jyothi, Parneet Kaur and Prithika Pradeep suffered a 229-233 defeat to 14th-seeded Italy in the pre-quarterfinals, ending hopes of defending their crown from Berlin 2023.

As many as 500 archers from 74 countries and territories are vying for the tag of world champions in Gwangju. The archery competition will conclude on September 11.

- ANI

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Priya S
So proud of our archers! They've been working so hard and finally getting the recognition they deserve. Compound archery needs more support and funding in India. This gold will inspire many young athletes!
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Vikram M
The way they defeated top teams like USA and Turkiye shows our archery program is world class. But we need to work on consistency - women's team losing early was disappointing. Still, historic achievement!
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Ananya R
Rishabh Yadav is the real star here! Eighth in qualification in his first Worlds and then silver in mixed team. At 23, he's going to be our archery superstar for years to come. 🇮🇳✨
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Michael C
As someone who follows archery globally, this is huge! Compound archery is extremely competitive and for India to win gold against European powerhouses is remarkable. Congratulations to the team!
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Sneha F
Finally some good news from sports! 🎯 Hope this gets proper coverage in media instead of just cricket. Our archers deserve the same recognition and support. Government should increase funding for archery academies across India.

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