DDA to introduce LG Cup for archery and shooting events
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) will introduce the LG Cup for archery and shooting events on similar lines to the LG Golf Cup.
The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) will introduce the LG Cup for archery and shooting events on similar lines to the LG Golf Cup.
In the gold medal match on Wednesday, Harvinder defeated Lukasz Ciszek of Poland 6-0 in the final, becoming the first Indian archer to win a gold medal in the Paralympic Games.
Sheetal Devi and World ranked No.1 Rakesh Kumar secured India a medal in Paralympic Games archery competitions by defeating Italy 156-155 in the Mixed Team Compound Open bronze medal match here on Monday. This is India’s 13th medal at the Paralympics.
South Korea has collected all five archery gold medals at the Paris Olympics after Kim Woo-jin beat American veteran Brady Ellison 6-5 to claim the men's individual title on Sunday.
In the first set, despite scoring three 10s Bhakat's opening shot of 7 proved costly for India as they lost 38-37 to trail 0-2.
India continued to have mixed results in Olympic Games archery fields as top male archer Dhiraj Bommadevara made it to the Round of 32 with a 7-1 win against Czechia's Adam Li here on Tuesday.
A day before the Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics, India’s archery squad will get into action with the preliminary rounds scheduled to begin on Thursday at Invalides. The archers will be the first to start India's campaign in Paris.
The 29-year-old recurve archer was re-inducted into the sports ministry’s Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) Core group in April and will have her training expenditure for the South Korea trip covered along with additional support.
Jyothi and reigning individual men’s world champion Ojas defeated Korea’s Chaewon So and Jaehoon Joo 159-158 in a closely-fought mixed team compound gold medal match.
In the women's Individual compound event, Jyothi Surekha Vennam beat compatriot and the reigning archery world champion, Aditi Gopichand Swami, to progress to the gold medal match
