Asian Games 2026: Indian women's compound archery team sets gold medal clash with China
- On Wednesday, the Indian women's compound archery team of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Chikitha Taniparthi, and Prithika Pradeep secured gold at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, defeating China 238-234 in the final at Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park.
- Blending Jyothi's veteran experience with youth champions Chikitha and Prithika, the trio equaled the world record score of 238, a mark first set by South Korea in 2014, dropping just two points in the match.
- India established an early advantage, leading 30-28 after the opening end and maintaining a three-point lead at 178-175 by the third end, closing out the contest with consecutive 10s in the final rotation.
- The victory marks India's seventh gold medal at the Asian Games, bringing the country's total medal tally to 53, and represents a successful title defense following their win at the 2023 Hangzhou Games.
- Archery achievements at Aichi-Nagoya began with this gold, which adds to a proud record established at Hangzhou 2023, where compound archers swept all five golds on offer.
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Women's compound archery team wins gold at Asian Games
Nagoya: The Indian compound archers produced a sensational display, with the women’s side winning a record-equalling gold before the mixed team assured another medal by progressing to the final at the Asian Games here on Wednesday, September 30. The Indian mixed compound archery team entered the gold-medal match after beating Thailand 156-155 in the semifinals. … Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News, Technology, Entertainment, Sports, P…
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S. Korea takes women's team bronze in compound archery
OKAZAKI, Japan — South Korea defeated Chinese Taipei for bronze in the women's compound archery team event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Wednesday, bouncing right back after a narrow loss to the defending champion India earlier in the day. The trio of Park Ye-rin, Kang Yeon-seo and Park Jung-yoon beat Chen Yi-Hsuan, Chen Fang-Yi and Huang I-Jou by the score of 229-228 at Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square in Okazaki, about 50 kilome…
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