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Rishabh Yadav made history by securing India's first individual archery medal at the World Games. He defeated compatriot Abhishek Verma in a nail-biting bronze match. The Netherlands' Mike Schloesser claimed gold, while the USA's Curtis Broadnax settled for silver. India's archery contingent continues to shine on the global stage.

Key Points: Rishabh Yadav Wins Bronze in World Games Compound Archery

  • Rishabh Yadav defeats Abhishek Verma in tight 149-147 bronze clash
  • Yadav overcame New Zealand’s Riku Van Tonder and Guatemala’s Julio Barillas
  • India’s first individual archery medal at World Games
  • Netherlands’ Mike Schloesser wins gold, USA’s Curtis Broadnax takes silver
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Rishabh Yadav bags bronze in men's Compound Archery at World Games

Rishabh Yadav defeats Abhishek Verma 149-147 to secure India's first individual archery medal at the World Games 2025 in Chengdu.

"Rishabh Yadav edged Abhishek Verma in a thrilling all-Indian bronze medal match – Olympics.com"

Chengdu, August 9

Archer Rishabh Yadav secured India's first medal at the ongoing World Games 2025 as he won a bronze medal in the men's individual compound archery event on Saturday.

Pitted against Abhishek Verma in an all-Indian bronze medal match, Rishabh Yadav defeated his countryman 149-147 to land on the podium, as per Olympics.com.

After a tense opening end that saw Rishabh Yadav edge Abhishek Verma 30-29, the pair traded 29s in the second before firing flawless 30s in the third.

Rishabh Yadav then extended his lead to two points by edging the fourth end 30-29 before consolidating his advantage in the fifth after both archers managed perfect 30s.

Earlier, Abhishek Verma had finished fifth in qualification with a total of 710, while Rishabh Yadav was 10th with a total of 707.

The Netherlands' Mike Schloesser won gold and the USA's Curtis Broadnax settled for silver after the Dutchman won the final 150-148.

Rishabh Yadav defeated Riku Van Tonder of New Zealand and Julio Barillas of Guatemala to progress to the men's quarter-finals, where he overcame Yagiz Sezgin of Turkiye 147-145.

In the semi-final, Rishabh Yadav went down 147-145 against Broadnax.

Two-time individual Asian Games silver medal winner Abhishek Verma was handed a bye in the first round and beat Puerto Rico's Jean Pizarro 149-143 in the second.

He then defeated America's Sawyer Sullivan 148-145 in the quarter-finals before losing by the same scoreline to eventual champion Schloesser in the semis.

Meanwhile, both Parneet Kaur and Madhura Dhamangaonkar failed to make it beyond the quarter-finals of the women's individual compound event.

Madhura Dhamangaonkar and Abhishek Verma also bowed out in the quarter-finals of the mixed team compound archery event on Friday.

This was India's first individual archery medal at the World Games and the second overall in the sport.

At the last edition held in Birmingham three years back, Abhishek Verma and Jyothi Surekha Vennam had clinched a bronze medal in the mixed team compound event.

India has sent a 17-member contingent to the World Games 2025 in Chengdu. Besides archery, Indian athletes will also compete in medal events in billiards, racquetball, roller sports and wushu.

- ANI

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Aman W
While this is great news, I wish our media gave more coverage to these World Games achievements instead of just focusing on cricket. Many talented athletes go unnoticed in other sports.
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Rohit P
Both Rishabh and Abhishek made us proud! Tough luck for Abhishek though - he's been consistent for years. Hope government increases funding for archery infrastructure in smaller towns.
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Sarah B
As someone new to following archery, I'm amazed by the precision required in compound archery. The scores were so close! Does anyone know where these athletes train in India?
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Vikram M
Bronze today, gold tomorrow! With young talents like Rishabh coming up, India's future in archery looks bright. We need more corporate sponsorships for these lesser-known sports.
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Kavya N
Heartbreaking for Abhishek Verma but what a match! These archers deserve more recognition. Maybe schools should introduce archery programs - could discover many hidden talents across India.
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David E
Impressive performance from both Indian archers! The Netherlands' Schloesser is currently the best in the world, so losing to him is no shame. India is clearly making progress in this sport.

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