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India’s archery teams head into the final World Cup stage in Madrid ahead of the Asian Games. The compound squad, under new coach Dave Cousins, aims to reverse a slump, while the recurve team seeks to build on recent progress

Cousins brings an extraordinary competitive pedigree to the role

Development Committee Member, Archery Association of India, who makes it a point to go to the interiors to tap young, raw talent.

The four-time Olympian, however, slipped to a 7 as India lost the set 52-55 and China drew level at 2-2.

Both win titles in the 70m singles recurve event of the Senior National archery championship at Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet

In the men's final, Ojas Praveen defeated Abhishek Verma (Delhi) with a score of 150-148 to win the gold medal, while, in the women’s final, Aditi Gopichand Swami defeated Sakshi Choudhary (Uttar Pradesh) with a score of 146-145

The turning point of my career was when I won my first individual medal in the 2019 World Championship, says the Vijayawada-based archer

N. Suraj Karthikeya, an archer from Andhra Pradesh, moved to the USA at 14 after facing biased selection processes. He has since earned multiple international medals and aims for an Olympic gold

India’s compound men’s team won gold at the 2025 Archery World Championships, while the mixed team secured silver. Rishabh Yadav bagged two medals, contributing to India’s best-ever World Championship performance

Hyderabad’s Akshaya Reddy Varakantham won gold in set two and overall silver at the CISCE Archery Nationals in Kochi. The Future Kids School archer has consistently finished on the podium since childhood

Telangana’s Taniparthi Chikitha created history by winning India’s first women’s U-21 compound bow gold at the World Archery Championships in Canada, overcoming travel chaos and windy conditions to script a memorable triumph

Vennam Jyothi Surekha starred for India at the Archery World Cup Stage IV in Madrid, winning silver in individual and team events and bronze in mixed team alongside Rishabh Yadav

P Shankaraiah, the Dronacharya of archery stands committed even at the age of 63 and continues to train many budding archers 

The 28-year-old, now in the US competing in the World Cup Stage-I championship, is clearly excited and immensely satisfied at the latest move of the IOC

“My dream is to win a gold medal for the country. If I can come from an orphanage in Balangir, Odisha and defeat Sheetal didi, then my goal can be nothing less than winning gold for the country,” Payal informed SAI Media during the on-going Para National Games

Indian athletes continue to surpass expectations on yet another rewarding day at the quadrennial showpiece in Paris

Deepika, who flattered to deceive in the team event, first defeated Reena Parnat of Estonia 6-5 in a shoot-off before beating Quinty Roeffen of the Netherlands 6-2.

Debutants Dhiraj and Ankita's spectacular show in the qualifications helped India finish in the top four

Recently, she won a gold medal in the 37th Senior National Games held in Goa.

Archers continued to add to the country's medal rush, with Pravin Ojas Deotale and Abhishek Verma clinching gold and silver medals respectively