Asian Games 2026: Indian women's compound archery team sets gold medal clash with China
- On Wednesday, India's women's compound archery team won gold at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, defeating China 238-234 in the final match.
- The victory followed a tense 235-233 semifinal win against South Korea, where the Indian trio navigated intense back-and-forth competition to reach the final.
- Team members Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Chikitha Taniparthi, and Prithika Pradeep combined for consistent accuracy, with Prithika and Jyothi shooting six tens out of eight attempts.
- This result marks a significant achievement; India previously won silver in 2018 and bronze in 2014, equalling the World Record set by South Korea in Incheon.
- Individual accolades underscore team strength: Taniparthi won India's first-ever women's individual compound gold at Junior World Championships, while Vennam enters these Games with five prior medals including three gold.
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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…
Asian Games 2026: India clinch 7th gold as women's compound archery team defeats China in final
India won its seventh gold medal at the Asian Games 2026 after the women's compound archery team defeated China 238-234 in the final. The victory secured India's gold in the women's compound team event.
India Wins Gold Medal in Women's Archery: The Indian women's team defeated China 238-234 to win the gold medal in the compound archery event. India's women also equaled the world record.
The Indian women's compound archery team started the title match with a bang. In the very first round, all three of India's brave archers shot perfect 10s.
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