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Indian women's recurve archery team clinches historic gold, mixed pair wins silver

India's women's recurve archery team secured its first Asian Games gold by defeating South Korea in the final. The Indian team included Ankita Bhakat, Kirti Sharma, and Kumkum Mohod, showcasing exceptional skill during the match. After the first two sets ended in a tie, India took the lead in the…

The Economic Times · Oct 2

TOISA 2024 Nominees: Elite archers battle for top honours

NEW DELHI: India’s top archers, who made their mark on the global stage last year, are now in the running for the prestigious Times of India Sports Awards (TOISA) 2024. Recognised for their outstanding performances, they are set to compete for top honours across the men’s, women’s, and para-archery divisions.

The Times of India · Feb 14, 2025

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:

Dynamite News · Aug 12, 2024

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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 · Aug 12, 2024

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.

The Times of India · Aug 6, 2024

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

Dhiraj and Ankita narrowly miss out on mixed bronze

The Times of India · Aug 3, 2024

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.

The Times of India · Aug 2, 2024

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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.

The Times of India · Jul 31, 2024

Paris Olympics: India's women archers miss the mark, crash out in the quarterfinals

PARIS: Even their favourite music couldn’t soothe the nerves of Indian archers as the women’s team cracked under pressure when it mattered the most, floundering against Netherlands in the quarterfinals of the team event at the Esplanade des Invalides on Sunday.

The Times of India · Jul 29, 2024

India at Olympics: Manu Bhaker claims historic shooting bronze; PV Sindhu, Nikhat Zareen, Manika Batra advance

NEW DELHI: Manu Bhaker clinched a historic bronze in shooting as Indian women athletes dazzled in an account-opening performance the second day of the Paris Olympics on Sunday.

The Times of India · Jul 28, 2024

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.

The Times of India · Jul 26, 2024

Paris Olympics: India directly qualify for quarter-finals in women's team archery event

The Indian women's archery team, comprising Bhajan Kaur, Deepika Kumari and Ankita Bhakat, directly qualified for the quarter-finals of the event at the Paris Olympics by securing a fourth-place finish with 1983 points. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jul 25, 2024

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…

The Times of India · Jul 25, 2024

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.

The Times of India · Jul 24, 2024

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The Times of India · Jun 24, 2024

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.

The Times of India · Jun 17, 2024

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…

The Times of India · Jun 16, 2024

Bhajan Kaur secures individual quota in archery with gold in Final Olympic Qualifier

NEW DELHI: Bhajan Kaur secured an Olympic individual quota for India in a remarkable fashion by clinching the gold medal at the 'Archery In Paris Final Olympic Qualifier' in Antalya, Turkey on Sunday.

The Times of India · Jun 16, 2024

Ankita Bhakat enters quarters, earns individual Olympic quota in archery

NEW DELHI: Ankita Bhakat secured a spot in the quarterfinals of the Final Olympic Qualifier in Antalya, Turkey on Sunday, after defeating Gabrielle Monica Bidaure of Philippines with a score of 6-0 (26-23, 28-22, 28-23).

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The Times of India · Jun 16, 2024

Archers Ankita Bhakat, Bhajan Kaur progress in Final Olympic Qualifier after Deepika Kumari's shock loss

NEW DELHI: Deepika Kumari, an Indian archer, suffered a shocking defeat in the opening round of the Final Olympic Qualifier in Antalya, Turkey on Sunday.

The Hindu · Nov 24, 2023

National archery | Top stars slated to appear as they target the Olympics

Top recurve archers incl. Olympic berth winner B. Dhiraj, Tarundeep Rai, Tushar Shelke, Ankita Bhakat & Simranjeet Kaur to compete in National archery championships starting Sat. Dhiraj to train in Korea after event. Atanu Das & Deepika Kumari, Bhajan Kaur, Aditi Swami, Ojas Deotale, Parneet Kaur, Avneet Kaur, Abhishek Verma…

The Hindu · Nov 11, 2023

Dhiraj earns India’s first archery quota place for 2024 Olympics

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The Hindu · Nov 7, 2023

Aditi-Priyansh combine in last four

Indian compound mixed team of Aditi Swami and Priyansh reach semis of Asian Archery Championships; B. Dhiraj, Tarundeep Rai, Bhajan Kaur, Tisha Punia in 4th round of recurve individual comp. India beat Iran 158-151 to reach semis, but rain stops play.

The Times of India · Oct 6, 2023

Asian Games: Indian archers break 13-year medal drought in the recurve section

NEW DELHI: Indian archers achieved a historic feat by winning a bronze medal in the recurve section at the Asian Games, ending a 13-year wait for a medal in this category. The Indian women's team consisting of Ankita Bhakat, Simranjeet Kaur, and Bhajan Kaur secured the bronze medal by defeating…

The Hindu · Oct 2, 2023

Asian Games Archery | India make quarters in all six team events

India archers show tenacity/authority to reach qtrs in all 6 team events. Ojas/Vennam, Das/Ankita, compound men's, women's, men's recurve & women's recurve teams win. Compound mixed, men's recurve face Mongolia, Japan respectively; women's compound vs Hong Kong. Quota spots available for Olympic-qualifying event.

The Times of India · Oct 1, 2023

Asian Games: Jyothi takes pole, powers India to top-spot in women's compound team and mixed qualifiers

HANGZHOU: Seasoned Jyothi Surekha Vennam led the charge as Indian compound archers lived up to their reputation, topping the qualification and also grabbed No. 1 seeding in women's and mixed pair team events at the Asian Games here on Sunday.

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