Asian Games 2026: Indian women's compound archery team sets gold medal clash with China
Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Chikitha Taniparthi and Prithika Pradeep shot 238 points, matching the world record and giving India its seventh gold at the Games.
- On Wednesday, September 30, 2026, Indian archers Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Chikitha Taniparthi, and Prithika Pradeep secured gold at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games by defeating China 238-234 in the women's compound team final, equalling the world record.
- The team successfully defended India's title from the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games, continuing a podium streak spanning every women's compound team event since the discipline's 2014 inception.
- Earlier, the women's team edged South Korea 235-233 in a semifinal; Chikitha and Sahil Jadhav later won mixed team gold 158-157 via shoot-off, securing India's LA 2028 Olympic quota place.
- Kushal Dalal, Sahil, and Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru completed India's historic hat-trick of compound archery golds on Wednesday, edging China 238-237 in the men's team final.
- India's medal tally climbed to 53 total medals, including 10 gold, following the archery sweep, cementing the nation's status as a regional powerhouse in compound archery.
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Although the difference was only one point, the wall of India remained high. The Korean compound archery team was blocked by India in all three team events at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. On the 30th, at the multi-purpose plaza of Okazaki Central General Park in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, Korea won one silver medal (mixed) in the compound team event.
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…
Asian Games: Jyothi's redemption, Chikhita, Prithika's spark power golden archery start
A redemption for Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Chikhita and Prithika's youthful exuberance brought home India's first gold in archery as they thrashed China on the women's compound team final.
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