Indian Archers and Shooters Secure Gold Medals to Reclaim Top 10 Spot
· Sports · India Today, Times of India
India climbed back into the top 10 of the medal table at the Asian Games on September 30, 2026, driven by a gold rush in archery and shooting. Compound archers swept all three team titles at Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square, lifting India's overall tally to 60 medals, including 10 gold, 21 silver and 29 bronze. The women's compound team of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Chikitha Taniparthi and Prithika Pradeep defeated China 238-234 to set a world record. Meanwhile, teenager Chikitha Taniparthi and Sahil Jadhav won the mixed team final in a shoot-off against South Korea, securing India's first Olympic quota place in compound archery for the Los Angeles 2028 Games. Neeru Dhanda and Kynan Chenai added a fourth gold medal for the day by winning the trap shooting event.
Why it matters
The gold rush vaults India back into the top 10 of the medal standings and secures a crucial Olympic quota berth for the LA 2028 Games.
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