Overview

• Sahil Jadhav secured a maiden individual compound gold at the FISU World University Games in Rhine-Ruhr before adding a team silver in the men’s compound event.
• Shrey Bhardwaj swept recurve archery by winning outdoor, 3D and field gold medals at the World Police and Fire Games in Birmingham, Alabama.
• Jadhav described his first international gold as a confidence boost that strengthens his ambition to compete in future Archery World Cups.
• The Sports Authority of India’s National Centre of Excellence in Kolkata, led by Olympian Reena Kumari, currently trains 49 archers across recurve, compound and para divisions.
• NCOE Kolkata has produced 23 national gold medals and five global titles over the past two years, underscoring its impact on India’s competitive archery depth.