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Behind Bommadevara’s historic World Cup Final gold lies a family story of commitment, belief; he targets Asian Games glory next

Dhiraj Bommadevara secured India's first individual recurve gold at the Archery World Cup Final. He defeated strong international competitors in a tense shoot-off to achieve this victory. His father and mother made significant sacrifices to support his archery journey. Bommadevara is now a reigning Asian champion and a multiple World…

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Asian Games 2026: 10 Indian athletes to watch as India chases another 100-medal haul

India aims for a strong showing at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya. Several athletes across shooting, archery, and badminton are identified as key medal contenders. Mirabai Chanu and Avinash Sable are also highlighted for their potential contributions. Wrestling stars Aman Sehrawat and Sujeet Kalkal are expected to add to…

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School assembly news headlines for June 16: Top national, international, business, sports update and thought of the day

India and Slovakia elevate ties to a comprehensive partnership. A rival tutor accuses Khan Sir of murder. Delhi census Phase 1 records over 2.3 crore people. US manufacturing output remains unchanged. France and UK seek Hormuz deployment if a US-Iran ceasefire holds. Neeraj Chopra returns to action at the Doha…

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Dhiraj, Kumkum script golden chapter for India at Archery World Cup 2026 in Antalya

The 24-year-old Dhiraj stunned Olympic bronze medallist Lee Woo-seok of South Korea 7-3 in the men's individual recurve final to claim his maiden Archery World Cup gold medal. It was also India's first men's individual recurve gold at a World Cup stage since Atanu Das achieved the feat in 2021.

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Father's passion for archery, mother selling 'Mangalsutra': Dhiraj Bommadevara's journey to double gold in WC

Dhiraj Bommadevara secured two gold medals at the Archery World Cup Stage 3 in Antalya. He defeated South Korea in both the recurve mixed team and individual events. This historic achievement marks a significant moment for Indian archery. His parents' sacrifices were instrumental in his journey. This win fuels his…

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Dhiraj Bommadevara completes golden double with maiden individual World Cup gold

Dhiraj Bommadevara achieved a significant Archery World Cup victory in Antalya. He secured his first individual gold medal by defeating South Korea's Lee Woo Seok. This triumph followed his earlier win in the recurve mixed team event with Kumkum Mohod. Bommadevara displayed composure under pressure throughout the competition. His performance…

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Archery team faces US visa hurdle before World Cup

KOLKATA/NAGPUR: The Indian archers’ international season is off to a bumpy start after only a few members of the squad could board the flight to the US on Saturday for the season-opening World Cup first leg in Florida from April 8-13.

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Manu Bhaker to Neeraj Chopra - India's records and milestones at Paris Olympics

India's campaign at the Paris Olympics 2024 ended with six medals, a tally one short of the record total from Tokyo 2020. It is, however, India's third-best outing at the Summer Games after Tokyo 2020 and London 2012. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Paris Olympics: Stage fright and below-par coaching affecting Indian archers

Archers flattered to deceive once again as India still await their first medal from the discipline. Ankita Bhakat and Dhiraj Bommadevara came agonisingly close ending fourth in the mixed team event. But that's it - the six-member team was one of the biggest disappointments of the Games for India.

The Times of India

Near misses in Paris: How India lost as many as five medals by a whisker at the Olympics

The most disheartening outcome in major sporting events like the Olympics is often finishing just outside the medals, in the dreaded fourth place. India has had its share of such agonizing heartbreaks in previous Summer Games, including the near misses of legends like Milkha Singh and PT Usha.

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So near, yet so far for Indian archers at Paris Olympics

Dhiraj and Ankita narrowly miss out on mixed bronze

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Paris Olympics: India's Ankita-Dhiraj pair enters mixed team archery quarterfinals

Ankita Bhakat and Dhiraj Bommadevara, representing India in the recurve mixed team event, showcased exceptional skills to secure a victory against Indonesia and advance to the quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics on Friday.

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Deepika Kumari works her way into pre-quarters of Paris Olympics

Deepika Kumari rode her luck to stay alive making the pre-quarterfinals of the women's individual recurve event of the Olympic Games at the Esplanade des Invalides in Paris on Wednesday.

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Paris Olympics: Bhajan Kaur advances; Ankita Bhakat out

She is the youngest of the lot, but teenager Bhajan Kaur has emerged as the most consistent Indian women recurve archer in this Olympics.

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Paris Olympics: Two in the bag, super Manu Bhaker not done yet

Shooting star 1st Indian post-1947 to win 2 medals at 1 Olympic

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Paris Olympics: Indian archers bow out of men's team event

PARIS: For the second straight day, Indian archers failed to deliver on the big stage as the men's team lost in the quarterfinals of the team event. The Indians, who were seeded third, lost 2-6 to Turkiye at the archery grounds at Invalides here. The performance was just a shade…

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India at Olympics: Manu Bhaker in contention for another bronze; archers crumble

NEW DELHI: Manu Bhaker advanced to the bronze medal match in the 10m air pistol mixed team competition to keep on course to make more Olympic history on a day when the men's hockey team escaped with a draw against Argentina, Arjun Babuta fourth-place finish broke hearts and archers failed…

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Paris Olympics 2024 Day 3 (July 29): India's Full Schedule & Results

NEW DELHI: After Manu Bhaker made history as the first Indian woman shooter to win an Olympic medal, the country's hopes continue to rest on its shooters.

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Paris Olympics: Debutant Indian archers power men, women into quarters

PARIS: There's hope around Indian archers in Paris and Ankita Bhakat and Dhiraj Bommadevara ensured that they are on the right track. The debutants powered the Indian women's and men's teams to the quarterfinals on the opening day of the archery competition.

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India's archery team begins Paris Olympics campaign today

NEW DELHI: India is set to begin its Paris Olympics journey on Thursday, with veteran archers Deepika Kumari and Tarundeep Rai leading the team in the ranking rounds at Les Invalides. The Indian contingent, comprising six archers, will compete in all five medal events, marking the first full team participation…

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Paris Olympics: India archers aim to break medal jinx

NEW DELHI: The goal for Indian archers in a different year and at a different Olympics will remain the same: winning their first-ever medal in the competition.

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Paris Olympics: India secure team quotas in archery

NEW DELHI: Based on the revised world rankings released on Monday, India was granted quotas for both the men's and women's archery teams at the next Olympics in Paris.

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Bhajan Kaur wins gold to earn Paris quota

KOLKATA: Unheralded Bhajan Kaur earned India an Olympic quota place in the women's recurve archery by winning gold in the final Olympic Qualifier tournament in Antalya, Turkey, on Sunday. Her teammate Ankita Bhakat too was eligible for the quota place when the Kolkata-born archer made the quarterfinals, but the single…

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Indian men archers to take rankings route for Olympics

KOLKATA: Olympic team quota place continued to elude Indian archers. After the women, the men's recurve team too failed to bag it for the Paris Olympics even after making a bright start in the Final Qualifier event in Antalya, Turkiye, on Saturday.

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Indian coaches were suspended, fined at archery World Cup

NEW DELHI: India experienced a monumental medal high at the recently-concluded Archery World Cup Stage 1 in Shanghai, where the trio of Tarundeep Rai, Pravin Jadhav and Dhiraj Bommadevara stunned Olympic champions South Korea to clinch a rare gold in the men’s recurve discipline.

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