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Asian Games 2026: Indian women's compound archery team sets gold medal clash with China
The trio equalled South Korea’s world record of 238, with Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Chikitha Taniparthi and Prithika Pradeep beating China 238-234.
On Wednesday, September 30, 2026, the Indian women's compound archery team of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Chikitha Taniparthi, and Prithika Pradeep defeated China 238-234 at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games to retain their gold medal.
Reaching the final required navigating a tense semifinal, where India edged out South Korea 234-233 to secure their spot in the gold medal match.
Equalling the 2014 world record of 238 set by South Korea, the team demonstrated the results of training under former American World No. 1 coach Dave Cousins, who led the squad earlier this year.
Jyothi captured her fourth Asian Games gold, contributing to India's 53-medal tally during the 2026 Games while successfully defending the title won at Hangzhou 2023.
Separately, Chikitha and Sahil Jadhav secured a second archery gold for India on Wednesday, defeating South Korea 158-157 in a shoot-off to earn a quota place for the compound event's debut at the LA 2028 Olympics.