India's compound men's archery team advanced to the final of the season's first World Cup, in Shanghai, on Friday.
World Championship triple silver medallist Jyothi Surekha Vennam overcame the mighty Korean challenge twice, including in a gripping but controversial final, to win the women's compound individual gold at the Asian Archery Championships in Dhaka on Thursday.
Indian archer Jyothi Surekha Vennam lost a nerve-wracking final to Colombian world number three Sara Lopez to settle for a silver in the compound women's individual section at the World Championships in Yankton.
The 44-year-old took charge of the Indian team in December and his contract is up for renewal after the Asian Games.
Indian compound archers continued their winning run and stormed into the final of men's and women's team events to confirm two medals for the country in the World Cup Stage 4, in Paris on Wednesday.
The 40-year-old Rai has won medals in every championships at the global and continental level but not the Olympics.
The compound mixed pair of Jyothi Surekha Vennam and her debutant partner Ojas Deotale cruised into the final to confirm a second medal for India in the Archery World Cup.
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India is hoping to win more than 25 medals from its largest-ever contingent of 84 athletes at the upcoming Paris Paralympic Games beginning on August 28
World No. 1 archer Deepika Kumari survived some anxious moments before getting past US teenager Jennifer Mucino-Fernandez 6-4 to sail into the pre-quarter-finals of the women's individual archery competition at the Tokyo Olympics, on Wednesday.
Indian archers remained on course for a fourth bronze medal in the World Cup Stage 3 in Medellin on Friday.
The Indian men's archery team will have one last chance to book a Rio Olympics berth when the qualification round is held on the sidelines of the World Cup.
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The Archery Association of India (AAI) secretary general Paresh Nath Mukherjee is planning to resign from his position taking moral responsibility of disastrous performance of archers at the London Olympics.
Abhishek Verma and Jyothi Surekha Vennam claimed the top honours in compound mixed pair event to fetch India's only gold medal at the 21st Asian Archery Championships.
The women's compound team thus has been unbeatable this season, having won the World Cup Stage 1 and Stage 2 gold medals in Shanghai and Yecheon in April and May respectively.
Debutant Ankita Bhakat left behind seasoned campaigners like Deepika Kumar to emerge as the best-placed Indian archer at 11th in the women's individual recurve qualification.
India's archers have never been able to go past the quarter-final hurdle at the Olympic Games.
The Indian duo of Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar staged a remarkable comeback after the heartbreak in the semifinals to claim the bronze medal
'India is now adopting and recognising para sports and our performances.'
The sixth seeded Indian mixed team will take on fourth-seeded Turkey in its bid to win country's third bronze medal from the meet.
Indian women's archery team endured a forgettable outing as they went down 0-6 to the Netherlands in the quarters.
The Mission Olympic Cell is also considering higher incentives for retired Olympians and world-class players who want to take up coaching, in an effort to retain top talent within India.
Competing as a team for the first time, India defeated 10th seeded Colombia's Camilo Cardona, Daniel Munoz and Jose Carlos Ospina 226-221 in a one-sided final this morning.
Here's your complete guide to when India's athletes compete at the Paris Olympics, with dates, events, and timings in IST.
The Indian government has established two expert committees aimed at elevating the country's sports performance.
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India had stormed into seven out of 10 finals.
A strong Indian archery contingent will look to grab all the 10 gold medals on offer when they open their campaign with the qualification round in the 12th South Asian Games at the Jawaharlal Sports Complex Polo Ground on Friday. Former world No 1 and India's Olympic medal hope Deepika Kumari will lead the country's charge in the women's recurve section along with another Olympian in Laishram Bombayla Devi, who will be joined by Madhu Vedwan and Laxmirani Majhi who won the national ranking final last month. Asian Games silver medalist Tarundeep Rai will look to defend his title in the individual recurve section, which will also have the experience of Jayanta Talukdar besides the youngster duo of Binod Swansi and Gurucharan Besra.
India will send 117 athletes to the Paris Olympics, starting July 26 in the French capital. This will be India's second-biggest contingent at an Olympic Games after 121 athletes went to Tokyo in 2021. A total of 47 female and 70 male athletes will be part of the Indian contingent at the Games.
In the fourth set, the German took two points with a 29-27 win but Deepika was already ahead by two points heading into the final set.
The World Cup Stage 3 was the final chance for the non-qualified nations to make the cut based on their rankings.
Following is India's schedule on Day 7 of the Paris Olympics on Friday: (All timings in IST)
Athletes lauded for their performances on National Sports Day
Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Abhishek Verma reached the third round of the Archery World Championships after finishing sixth and seventh in the compound men and women qualification rounds respectively.
A look at India's schedule at the Paris Olympics on Monday, July 29, 2024:
Delhi lad Abhishek Verma has bagged India's first ever 'Archery World Cup Final' medal in the compound section when he won a silver after being pipped by Turkey's Demir Elmaagcli in the summit clash in Mexico City.
Sanjeev Singh said the men's team has a good chance of winning a medal at the Athens Olympics.
India rewrote several records and unlocked some new firsts at the Paralympic Games.
Nataraj and Desinghu are tipped to become the best male and female athletes of the Games.
