Promising Indian archer Ojas Pravin shared the emotions he experienced after clinching his first individual gold medal at the World Archery Championships 2023 in Berlin.
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.
At the world championships, India's medal total included one gold, one silver, and one bronze, making it the best-ever performance for the nation. The previous high for India was two silvers in Dubai last year.
The World Archery Youth Championships 2023 in Limerick, Ireland, have a 24-person Indian team competing. The event began on Monday, July 3, and will end on Sunday, July 9.
The 2023 edition of World Archery Youth Championships has a total of 518 archers (277 men and 241 women) from 58 countries competing for medals in individual and team events.
The 16-year-old Aditi scored a total of 711 out of 720 points and topped the 72-arrow qualification, surpassing the previous world record set by USA's Liko Arreola in May of 705 points, as per Olympics.com