The Indian archery compound women's team featuring Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Aditi Gopichand, and Parneet Kaur clinched a gold medal at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou on Thursday.
India archers Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Aditi Gopichand Swami secured a win in the compound women's individual quarterfinal in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou on Tuesday.
Reigning world champion Jyothi Surekha Vennam topped to help India rank first in the women's compound qualification of the Archery event at the Asian Games on Sunday
The 17-year-old Gopichand earned the title of 'World Champion' in the women's individual compound archery by defeating Mexico's Andrea Beccera in the final by 149-147 in a thrilling title clash.
The Indian women’s compound archery team of Aditi Gopichand Swami, Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Parneet Kaur secured a gold medal on Saturday. Earlier this month, the same trio had teamed up to win a gold at the Archery World Championships in Berlin.
India’s men’s compound archery team comprising Ojas Pravin Deotale, Prathamesh Jawkar and Abhishek Verma defeated the USA 236-232 in the final to top the podium.
Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday lauded the exemplary performance of Indian archers at the World Archery Championship in Berlin for “scripting history by their spectacular performance.”
With this, India has secured its highest medal tally in a single World Championships meet with a total of four, including three golds and a bronze won by Jyothi Surekha Vennam in women's individual compound archery. India's campaign at the Berlin meet concludes on Saturday.
Notably, the Indian women's compound team of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Parneet Kaur and Aditi Gopichand Swami had also bagged the gold medal at the World Archery Championships 2023 in Berlin on Friday.
The president of the Indian National Congress party Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday congratulated the Indian women's compound team of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Parneet Kaur, and Aditi Gopichand Swami, for bagging the gold medal at the World Archery Championships 2023 in Berlin on Friday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the Indian women's compound team of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Parneet Kaur and Aditi Gopichand Swami for bagging the gold medal at the World Archery Championships 2023 in Berlin on Friday.