India secured a medal at the World Archery Championship in Gwangju, Korea, as V. Jyothi Surekha and Rishabh Yadav stormed into the mixed team final with a 157-155 win over Chinese Taipei. Surekha now eyes her ninth World medal.
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
After winning the silver medals in the Compound team and mixed events, Surekha lost to the Columbian giant and World No.1 Sara Lopez 144-146 in the 15-arrow final.