Young Indian archery squad shine with nine medals at Asia Cup Singapore leg
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): A young Indian archery contingent delivered an impressive performance at the second leg of the Archery Asia Cup 2025 in Singapore, clinching a total of nine medals, two gold, six silver, and one bronze, as per Olympics.com.
The second stage concluded on Friday at the Bukit Gombak Stadium, with India continuing their strong run from the Bangkok leg earlier this year, where they topped the medal tally with eight podium finishes, including five golds.
Kushal Dalal was once again the standout performer. After bagging both individual and team titles in Bangkok, he maintained his fine form by securing the gold medal in the men's individual compound event, defeating Australia's Joshua Mahon 149-143 in the final.
In the same category, India added a bronze through Sachin Chechi, who edged past Bangladesh's Himu Bachhar 148-146.
The women's compound final turned into an all-Indian battle, with Tejal Salve narrowly beating Shanmukhi Naga Sai Budde 146-144 to take the gold. Budde, however, added another medal to her tally later, teaming up with Dalal in the compound mixed team final. The pair fought hard but fell just short, losing 155-153 to Kazakhstan's Adel Zhexenbinova and Andrey Tyutyun, settling for silver.
Indian archers reached five out of six team finals and featured in two of the four individual gold medal matches, highlighting the depth and consistency of the young squad.
In the compound women's team event, the trio of Budde, Salve, and Tanishka Nilkumar Thokal narrowly missed gold, losing to Malaysia in a dramatic shootoff after a 232-232 tie. The final was decided 29-26 in Malaysia's favour.
The men's compound team of Dalal, Ganesh Thirumuru, and Mihir Nitin Apar also earned silver after a close 231-235 defeat to Kazakhstan.
In recurve, India ended runners-up in the mixed team event. Vishnu Choudhary and Vaishnavi Babarao Pawar went down 6-0 to Indonesia's Arif Pangestu and Ayu Mareta Dyasari in the final.
The men's recurve team, Choudhary, Paras Hooda, and Juyel Sarkar impressed in the early rounds but couldn't overcome Japan in the title clash, also losing 6-0.
Notably, the Indian contingent in Singapore consisted entirely of Under-21 archers, with senior stars like Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Deepika Kumari giving the event a miss.
Among the many highlights, the Indian women's compound team set a new U-21 world record in the qualification round, amassing 2101 points. Salve, Budde, and Thokal broke their own previous record of 2076 set in 2023.
Over 200 archers from 21 nations took part in the second Archery Asia Cup 2025, showcasing some of the best emerging talent in the continent. (ANI)
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Malaysia Sun
13 hours ago
- Malaysia Sun
Archery Asia Cup Stage 2: Mamata Banerjee hails Indian archer Juyel Sarkar for clinching Silver medal
New Delhi [India] June 20 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee hailed Indian archer Juyel Sarkar, who won a Silver Medal in the Recurve Men's Team event at the Archery Asia Cup Stage 2, 2025, held at Singapore on Friday. Mamata Banerjee posted on her X handle, 'Proud to share that Juyel Sarkar, an archer from our government 's Bengal Archery Academy, Jhargram, has won today the Silver Medal in the Recurve Men's Team event at the Archery Asia Cup Stage 2, 2025, held at Singapore. Congratulations to Juyel, congratulations to his family and trainers, too. The Malda boy was the sole archer who won a Gold Medal from West Bengal at the last National Games held at Uttarakhand in February 2025 in the same Recurve event.' A youthful Indian archery contingent delivered an impressive performance at the second leg of the Archery Asia Cup 2025 in Singapore, clinching a total of nine medals, two gold, six silver, and one bronze, as per The second stage concluded on Friday at the Bukit Gombak Stadium, with India continuing their strong run from the Bangkok leg earlier this year, where they topped the medal tally with eight podium finishes, including five golds. Kushal Dalal was once again the standout performer. After bagging both individual and team titles in Bangkok, he maintained his fine form by securing the gold medal in the men's individual compound event, defeating Australia's Joshua Mahon 149-143 in the final. In the same category, India added a bronze through Sachin Chechi, who edged past Bangladesh's Himu Bachhar 148-146. The women's compound final turned into an all-Indian battle, with Tejal Salve narrowly beating Shanmukhi Naga Sai Budde 146-144 to take the gold. Budde, however, added another medal to her tally later, teaming up with Dalal in the compound mixed team final. The pair fought hard but fell just short, losing 155-153 to Kazakhstan's Adel Zhexenbinova and Andrey Tyutyun, settling for silver. Indian archers reached five out of six team finals and featured in two of the four individual gold medal matches, highlighting the depth and consistency of the young squad. In the compound women's team event, the trio of Budde, Salve, and Tanishka Nilkumar Thokal narrowly missed gold, losing to Malaysia in a dramatic shootoff after a 232-232 tie. The final was decided 29-26 in Malaysia's favour. The men's compound team of Dalal, Ganesh Thirumuru, and Mihir Nitin Apar also earned silver after a close 231-235 defeat to Kazakhstan. In recurve, India ended as runners-up in the mixed team event. Vishnu Choudhary and Vaishnavi Babarao Pawar went down 6-0 to Indonesia's Arif Pangestu and Ayu Mareta Dyasari in the final. The men's recurve team, Choudhary, Paras Hooda, and Juyel Sarkar, impressed in the early rounds but couldn't overcome Japan in the title clash, also losing 6-0. Notably, the Indian contingent in Singapore consisted entirely of Under-21 archers, with senior stars like Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Deepika Kumari giving the event a miss. Among the many highlights, the Indian women's compound team set a new U-21 world record in the qualification round, amassing 2101 points. Salve, Budde, and Thokal broke their own previous record of 2076 set in 2023. Over 200 archers from 21 nations took part in the second Archery Asia Cup 2025, showcasing some of the best emerging talent in the continent. (ANI)
Malaysia Sun
13 hours ago
- Malaysia Sun
Young Indian archery squad shine with nine medals at Asia Cup Singapore leg
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): A young Indian archery contingent delivered an impressive performance at the second leg of the Archery Asia Cup 2025 in Singapore, clinching a total of nine medals, two gold, six silver, and one bronze, as per The second stage concluded on Friday at the Bukit Gombak Stadium, with India continuing their strong run from the Bangkok leg earlier this year, where they topped the medal tally with eight podium finishes, including five golds. Kushal Dalal was once again the standout performer. After bagging both individual and team titles in Bangkok, he maintained his fine form by securing the gold medal in the men's individual compound event, defeating Australia's Joshua Mahon 149-143 in the final. In the same category, India added a bronze through Sachin Chechi, who edged past Bangladesh's Himu Bachhar 148-146. The women's compound final turned into an all-Indian battle, with Tejal Salve narrowly beating Shanmukhi Naga Sai Budde 146-144 to take the gold. Budde, however, added another medal to her tally later, teaming up with Dalal in the compound mixed team final. The pair fought hard but fell just short, losing 155-153 to Kazakhstan's Adel Zhexenbinova and Andrey Tyutyun, settling for silver. Indian archers reached five out of six team finals and featured in two of the four individual gold medal matches, highlighting the depth and consistency of the young squad. In the compound women's team event, the trio of Budde, Salve, and Tanishka Nilkumar Thokal narrowly missed gold, losing to Malaysia in a dramatic shootoff after a 232-232 tie. The final was decided 29-26 in Malaysia's favour. The men's compound team of Dalal, Ganesh Thirumuru, and Mihir Nitin Apar also earned silver after a close 231-235 defeat to Kazakhstan. In recurve, India ended runners-up in the mixed team event. Vishnu Choudhary and Vaishnavi Babarao Pawar went down 6-0 to Indonesia's Arif Pangestu and Ayu Mareta Dyasari in the final. The men's recurve team, Choudhary, Paras Hooda, and Juyel Sarkar impressed in the early rounds but couldn't overcome Japan in the title clash, also losing 6-0. Notably, the Indian contingent in Singapore consisted entirely of Under-21 archers, with senior stars like Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Deepika Kumari giving the event a miss. Among the many highlights, the Indian women's compound team set a new U-21 world record in the qualification round, amassing 2101 points. Salve, Budde, and Thokal broke their own previous record of 2076 set in 2023. Over 200 archers from 21 nations took part in the second Archery Asia Cup 2025, showcasing some of the best emerging talent in the continent. (ANI)
New Straits Times
14 hours ago
- New Straits Times
Jaiswal salutes 'special' hundred as Vaughan 'staggered' to see England bowl first
LEEDS, UNITED KINGDOM: India's Yashasvi Jaiswal was proud of a "very special" innings as he inflicted yet more pain upon England with a fine century in the first Test at Headingley on Friday. The tourists enjoyed an ideal start to the five-match series, reaching stumps on the opening day in the dominant position of 359-3 as opener Jaiswal (101) and new captain Shubman Gill (127 not out) took a toll of England's attack. Gill said at the toss he would have fielded first had the coin come down in his favour. However, the decision to insert India by home captain Ben Stokes was branded as "staggering" by former England skipper Michael Vaughan – who spent his entire senior career at Headingley, the headquarters of Yorkshire. Not that 23-year-old left-hander Jaiswal, who last year scored a mammoth 712 runs in a home series win over England, was complaining. "It was very special, it meant a lot to me," he said. "I just wanted to get in and do something for my team, for my country and for myself after the work I have put it. I loved it." Reflecting on Gill's hundred – his first innings at this level since succeeding Rohit Sharma as Test captain, Jaiswal said: "He played amazingly. He was very composed and calm all the time." The last six Tests at Headingley have been won by the team fielding first, but Vaughan was adamant Stokes should have batted. "I'm an old-school traditionalist here at Leeds: when the sun is shining, with dry weather, you bat," he said. "I was staggered when he (Stokes) said he was going to bowl," added Vaughan, commentating on the match for the BBC. "Traditions are out the window. You look at the England side and their strength is in the batting. "There is inexperience in the bowling at the moment, but Ben clearly had a gut feeling, and sometimes that has worked." Moreover, Vaughan warned there was no guarantee England be on level terms at the end of their first innings given India's attack is led by outstanding fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah. "We won't know for sure until we see Jasprit Bumrah bowl on it (the pitch)," added Vaughan. "He can bowl you out with anything. "Until I see that, I will hold my judgment on how flat this pitch is." England bowling consultant Tim Southee admitted it had been a tough day at the office for the home attack, with the recently retired New Zealand paceman saying: "When you win the toss and bowl you expect to make early inroads, but the Indian openers negotiated that first hour or so pretty well." He added: "You look at the surface and make the decision based on what you think will give you the best chance. "Not all the time do you get it right. But credit to the Indian batsmen, in particular Jaiswal and Gill, they played a couple of great hands."
