India secures 2nd Position with 7 Medals in 2021 Asian Archery Championship at Dhaka, Bangladesh

India bags seven medals at 22nd Asian Archery ChampionshipIndia finished 2nd in the overall medal tally at the 22nd Asian Archery Championship 2021 that was held in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka from 13 to 18 November 2021. The Indian contingent has won a total of 7 medals (1 Gold, 4 Silver & 2 Bronze), while South Korea with a total of 15 medals topped the table.

i. Archer, Jyothi Surekha Vennam, won India’s only gold medal in the tournament, in the Compound – Women’s Individual event.

  • She defeated Oh Yoohyun (South Korea) in the finals by a close margin of 146-145 score.

ii.Jyothi Vennam also won Silver medal in the tournament, in Compound – Mixed Team event, after partnering with Rishabh Yadav. They were defeated in the finals by a South Korean team by 155-154 points.

iii. In the Compound – Men’s Individual event, India’s Abhishek Verma won Silver medal after getting defeated by Kim Jong Ho (South Korea) in the finals by 148-149 points.

Note – Previously in the 2019 Asian Archery Championships that was held in Bangkok, Thailand also, India finished 2nd with 7 medals, after South Korea.

iv. Indian Men’s Recurve Team of Kapil, Pravin Jadhav and Parth Salunkhe won Silver after losing to South Korean team in the finals.

  • India’s Women’s Recurve team of Ankita Bhakat, Madhu Vedwan and Ridhi also lost in the finals to the South Korean team to get the Silver medal.

Indian Medal Winners in 2021 Asian Archery Championship

Medal  Winner  Event 
Gold Jyothi Surekha Vennam Compound – Women’s Individual
Silver Abhishek Verma Compound – Men’s Individual
Silver Jyothi Surekha Vennam & Rishabh Yadav Compound – Mixed Team
Silver Pravin Jadhav, Parth Salunkhe and Kapil Recurve – Men’s Team
Silver Ankita Bhakat, Ridhi & Madhu Vedwan Recurve – Women’s Team
Bronze Ankita Bhakat & Kapil Recurve – Mixed Team
Bronze Aman Saini, Abhishek Verma & Rishabh Yadav Compound – Men’s Team

Recent Related News:

In August 2021, India secured the Top spot in the total medal tally at the 2021s World Archery Youth Championships, with a total of 15 Medals (8-Gold, 2-Silver, 5-Bronze), that was held in Wroclaw, Poland

About Archery Association of India:

President – Arjun Munda
Headquarters – New Delhi

About World Archery Federation:

Founded in 1931 
Headquarters – Lausanne, Switzerland
President – Ugur Erdener





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