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India bag four medals at Archery WC Stage 1

Auburndale (USA), Apr 14 (UNI) India wrapped up their campaign at the Archery World Cup 2025 Stage 1 here with four medals, including a silver in the men's recurve team and a bronze from Dhiraj Bommadevara in the men's individual recurve, signalling a strong start to the international season.
The Indian contingent finished fourth on the overall medals table, collecting one gold, one silver and two bronze medals. Hosts Mexico topped the tally with three golds, two silvers and a bronze, underlining their current dominance in the sport.
India's most notable performance came in the men's recurve team event, where the experienced trio of Olympians Dhiraj Bommadevara, Tarundeep Rai and Atanu Das fought their way to the final with a series of commanding wins. They began by defeating Brazil 6-2 in the opening round, before overcoming fourth-seeded Indonesia 6-2 in the quarterfinals and repeating the same scoreline against Spain in the semifinals.
However, in the final, the Indian trio were unable to breach the resilience of the Chinese team comprising Wang Yan, Li Zhongyuan and Kao Wenchao, falling 5-1 in a hard-fought contest. It was a silver medal finish for India, but the consistency shown by the seasoned campaigners bodes well for the rest of the season.
Bommadevara, one of the standout performers of the week, added an individual bronze to his tally with a gritty comeback win over Spain's Andres Temino. Trailing 4-2 after three sets, Dhiraj held his nerve to win the final two sets and clinch the match 6-4. The bronze was a satisfying finish for the archer, who had earlier lost 7-1 in the semifinal to Germany's Florian Unruh — the Paris 2024 Olympic mixed team silver medallist.
Enroute to the last four, Bommadevara had scored two high-quality wins — beating teammate Atanu Das 7-3 in the Round of 16 and then getting the better of France's Thomas Chirault 6-4 in the quarterfinals. Chirault was a member of the Paris 2024 silver-medal-winning team.
India's gold medal came in the compound mixed team event, where Rishabh Yadav and world No. 3 Jyothi Surekha Vennam put on a flawless show to emerge champions. The pair, who will represent India in the compound mixed event at the LA 2028 Olympics, were clinical throughout, underlining India's growing strength in the compound discipline.
Rishabh Yadav also featured in India's men's compound team, alongside Abhishek Verma and reigning world champion Ojas Deotale. The trio added a bronze to India's tally in a close contest, showcasing depth and cohesion in the non-Olympic format.
However, it was a disappointing outing for the Indian women's recurve archers. Four-time Olympian Deepika Kumari reached the quarterfinals in the individual category but was beaten 6-2 by USA’s Casey Kaufhold, the Paris 2024 bronze medallist. The women’s team — comprising Deepika, Ankita Bhakat and Anshika Kumari — also exited in the quarterfinals, going down 6-2 to a strong American side.
With the first stage concluded, attention now shifts to the second leg of the Archery World Cup, to be held in Shanghai, China, from May 6 to 11. The four-stage series will culminate in the prestigious Archery World Cup Final, for which the top eight individual performers across stages will qualify.
India's showing in Auburndale, particularly in the men’s recurve and compound categories, offers promise ahead of an important year that includes qualification tournaments and world-level events in the lead-up to the LA 2028 Olympics.
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