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India Men's Recurve Team Secures Silver at Asian Games 2026 Archery
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Moneycontrol•02-10-2026, 12:38
India Men's Recurve Team Secures Silver at Asian Games 2026 Archery
- •The Indian men's recurve archery team, comprising Dhiraj Bommadevara, Yashdeep Bhoge, and Neeraj Chauhan, won a silver medal at the Asian Games 2026.
- •India lost the final match 1:5 against South Korea, marking their third medal in recurve archery at the event.
- •The match saw a close Set 1 ending in a 1-1 tie, but South Korea dominated Set 2 and Set 3 to clinch the gold.
- •Earlier in the day, the Indian women's recurve team, with Ankita Bhakat, Kirti Sharma, and Kumkum Mohod, secured a historic gold medal by defeating South Korea 5-3.
- •Dhiraj Bommadevara and Kumkum Mohod also won a silver medal in the mixed team final, losing 3-5 to China.
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The Indian men's recurve archery team, featuring Dhiraj Bommadevara, Yashdeep Bhoge, and Neeraj Chauhan, won the silver medal after losing 1:5 in the final against South Korea at the Asian Games 2026.
The Indian women's recurve team included seasoned campaigner Ankita Bhakat, Kirti Sharma, and 17-year-old Kumkum Mohod, who stunned 10-time Olympic champions South Korea 5-3 to clinch a maiden Asian Games gold.
India faced China in the mixed team recurve final, pairing Dhiraj Bommadevara with Kumkum Mohod, and lost the match 3-5 to settle for the silver medal.
