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Archery Dominance Propels India to 12 Medals and 20th Place at World University Games

India’s campaign was anchored by five compound archery medals alongside record-breaking jumps, with season-best relay performances despite underwhelming half-marathon results

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Sahil Jadhav

Overview

  • Indian compound archers secured five medals including mixed team gold, men’s team silver, women’s team bronze, plus individual gold for Sahil Jadhav and silver for Parneet Kaur.
  • Sahil Jadhav shot 14 perfect 10s to edge Great Britain’s Ajay Scott 149-148 and claim the men’s compound individual title.
  • Praveen Chithravel won silver in the men’s triple jump with a 16.66m leap while Dev Kumar Meena bettered his pole vault national record at 5.40m.
  • Both India’s men’s and women’s 4x400m relay teams posted season-best times to advance to their respective finals.
  • None of India’s 10 half-marathon runners reached the podium despite several personal bests on a challenging course.