India concluded the ‘2025 Archery Asia Cup-World Ranking Tournament, Stage I’ organized by World Archery Asia (WAA), held from February 16 to 23, 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand. Indian Archers topped the medal tally with an outstanding performance of securing 8 medals in the competition including 5 Gold, 2 Silver and 1 Bronze.
- South Korea finished second in the medal tally with 5 medals, including 2 gold.
- India set a new Under-21World Record by scoring 2129 in Men’s Compound Team.
Highlights:
i.Vishnu Choudhary claimed 2 gold in both the Men’s Individual and Men’s Team in the Recurve category.
- He led the ‘Indian Men’s Recurve Team’, comprising Goldi Mishra and Rahul, to a gold in the team event, defeating China 5-1 in the final.
- In the ‘Men’s Individual Recurve’, Vishnu Choudhary triumphed again, securing gold by defeating compatriot Rahul 6-2 in the final. Liu Tai-yen from Chinese Taipei earned bronze.
ii.Kushal Dalal, claimed 2 gold in both the ‘Men’s Compound Team’ and ‘Men’s Compound Individual’.
- He along with, Manav Ganeshrao Jadhao, Ganesh Mani Ratnam earned gold in the ‘Men’s Compound Team’, defeating Malaysia with a score of 237-233 in the final.
- In the ‘Men’s Compound Individual’, he secured gold by overcoming South Korea’s Choi Yonghee with a score of 148-144. Malaysia’s Aqil Muhammad Ghazalli earned Bronze.
iii.Basanti Mahato earned a gold in the ‘Women’s Recurve’, by defeating Fong You Jhu of Chinese Taipei after a remarkable comeback from 0-4 down to win 6-4.
iv.Vishnu Choudharysecured a silver medal in the ‘Mixed Team Recurve’ with women’s individual champion Basanti Mahato, where they lost to China 6-0 in the final. Chinese Taipei secured the bronze.
v.The ‘Women’s Compound Team’, comprising Avneet Kaur, Madhuravarshini Muruganantham, Chikitha Taniparth, earned bronze after a shoot-off victory against Iran. South Korea claimed gold, and Kazakhstan secured silver.
vi.The Indian Men’s U-21 Compound archery team ( Kushal Dalal, Manav Ganeshrao Jadhao, and Ganesh Mani Ratnam, all under 21) broke the World Record with a score of 2129 by surpassing the previous record by 18 points and reached the final against Malaysia.
2025 Asia Cup-World Ranking Tournament, Stage I- Winners List:
| Category | Name of the Player | Medal |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Recurve Team | Vishnu Choudhary, Goldi Mishra, Rahul | Gold |
| Men’s Recurve Individual | Vishnu Choudhary | Gold |
| Women’s Recurve | Basanti Mahato | Gold |
| Men’s Compound Team | Kushal Dalal, Manav Ganeshrao Jadhao, Ganesh Mani Ratnam | Gold |
| Men’s Compound Individual | Kushal Dalal | Gold |
| Men’s Recurve Individual | Rahul | Silver |
| Mixed Team Recurve | Vishnu Choudhary, Basanti Mahato | Silver |
| Women’s Compound Team | Avneet Kaur, Madhuravarshini Muruganantham, Chikitha Taniparthi | Bronze |
About 2025 Asia Cup-World Ranking Tournament, Stage I:
i.The 2025 Asia Cup-World Ranking Tournament, Stage I’ was organized by World Archery Asia (WAA) following the World Archery rules for 2024, in both divisions, Recurve and Compound.
iii.The countries participated include: India, China (People’s Republic China), Malaysia, Japan, Chinese Taipei, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, China, Thailand, Iran (Islamic Republic of Iran), Australia, Singapore, and Philippines.
