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India Top Asian Archery With 10 Medals as Recurve Men Edge Korea in Shoot-Off

The performance signaled broader progress for India across both disciplines.

Overview

  • India finished the Dhaka championships with 10 medals — six gold, three silver and one bronze — to lead the overall standings.
  • The men’s recurve team of Yashdeep Bhoge, Atanu Das and Rahul beat South Korea 5-4, winning on closest-to-centre after a 29-29 shoot-off following a rally from 2-4.
  • Ankita Bhakat claimed women’s recurve gold by defeating Korea’s Paris Olympic silver medallist Nam Suhyeon 7-3, with Sangeeta taking bronze over Deepika Kumari in a shoot-off.
  • Dhiraj Bommadevara won the men’s recurve individual title 6-2 over compatriot Rahul, completing an Indian sweep of the individual recurve finals.
  • Compound results from the previous day included women’s team gold over Korea (236-234), mixed team gold versus Bangladesh (153-151) and men’s team silver after a 229-230 loss to Kazakhstan.