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Time of India
2 days ago
- Sport
- Time of India
Indian compound archery falls at World Cup; Archers knocked out before medal rounds, big names disappoint
Aditi Swami of India (Photo by Dean Alberga/Handout/World Archery Federation via Getty Images ) NEW DELHI: Indian compound archers failed to secure positions in medal rounds during the Archery World Cup Stage 3 individual category competitions on Friday. Following their impressive performance in Shanghai, where India claimed second position behind South Korea with two gold, one silver and four bronze medals, they are still awaiting their first medal here. In the women's individual section, fourth-seeded Madhura Dhamangaonkar, who won the previous World Cup, suffered defeat against Mexico's fifth-seeded Mariana Bernal with a score of 152-159. Mariana maintained steady performance throughout, while Madhura could not maintain momentum after scoring 29 from a possible 33 in the opening round. World champion Aditi Swami also faced elimination in the quarter-finals, losing 147-152 to Mexican second seed Andrea Becerra. In men's competition, thirteenth-seeded Rishabh Yadav was defeated by French archer Nicolas Girard, seeded 28th, with a score of 149-157 in the quarter-finals. Prior to this, Yadav had defeated senior compatriot Abhishek Verma 157-154 in the pre-quarter-finals. World champion Ojas Deotale experienced an unexpected first-round elimination, losing 157-161 to American James Lutz. The Indian compound archers showed difficulty adapting to the new scoring system introduced at this stage. From the Antalya leg, the 'X' ring, being the innermost circle, now values 11 points, increasing the perfect score per round (three arrows) from 30 to 33. On Thursday, India had already been eliminated from team events in both recurve and compound divisions. They now aim to improve their campaign through the mixed team event scheduled later today. Additional expectations rest on the recurve individual events.
Time of India
30-04-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Compound archers inducted into TOPS core group after Olympic inclusion
Jyothi Surekha Vennam (Photo by Dean Alberga/World Archery Federation via Getty Images NEW DELHI: Seven of India's top compound archers, including Asian Games gold medallists Abhishek Verma and Parneet Kaur, have been inducted into the Sports Ministry 's Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) core group following the inclusion of compound archery in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The decision was taken during the 155th meeting of the Mission Olympic Cell (MOC), which included key sports leaders such as Pullela Gopichand and Viren Rasquinha. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! In a landmark move, this is the first new bow category added to the Olympics since archery returned to the Games in 1972. Alongside Verma and Parneet, Ojas Pravin Deotale, Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Aditi Gopichand Swami, Priyansh, and Prathamesh Samadhan Jawkar were also selected based on recent international success and average arrow scores surpassing the required thresholds (9.77+ for men, 9.67+ for women). by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Binh Hung Hoa: New Container Houses (Take A Look At The Prices) Container House Search Now Undo Who's that IPL player? The selection followed India's dominant performance at the recent Archery World Cup in Florida. Jyothi Vennam clinched three gold medals — in the women's team (with Aditi and Parneet), mixed team (with Verma), and individual event — while the men's team of Verma, Priyansh, and Prathamesh also secured team gold, with Priyansh earning individual silver. Poll Do you think the inclusion of compound archery in the 2028 Olympics will boost the sport's popularity in India? No, not really Yes, definitely The MOC sanctioned 56 proposals amounting to Rs 4.37 crore across TOPS, TEAMS, and TAGG categories. Other approvals included funding for long jumper Shaili Singh's participation in the UAE Grand Prix and UAE Women's Gala. Singh recently broke her coach Anju Bobby George's 23-year-old national record with a 6.64m jump at the Federation Cup. Also sanctioned were training requests for boxer Nikhat Zareen in Tashkent, table tennis players Manika Batra and Sreeja Akula for the ITTF Worlds in Qatar, and rising 15-year-old tennis star Maaya Rajeswaran for a year-long training stint at the Rafa Nadal Academy in Spain.
