Indian archers who have medalled in Archery World Cup Final
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Deepika Kumari is the sole Indian archer to win six medals in the competition.
The Archery World Cup Final is a prestigious competition that annually gathers the world’s top archers, showcasing remarkable precision and skill on a global stage. The event features an elite field of eight competitors, with four earning their spots through triumphs in the World Cup stages and the remaining four securing their places via qualification rankings.
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can field a maximum of two archers, and the host nation has the privilege of sending at least one representative, making it a highly competitive event that consistently showcases archery excellence on an international scale, attracting fans and competitors alike.
Jayanta Talukdar
Jayanta Talukdar is the sole Indian male recurve archer to have medalled in the event. He won a bronze medal in the 2010 Edinburgh edition. The experienced Indian archer has won silver at the World Championships in 2005 and is a one-time gold medalist at the World Cup held in 2006.
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Abhishek Verma
The 2014 Asian Games silver medallist, Abhishek Verma, has won two medals in the event, including one silver and one bronze. The silver came from the 2015 Mexico edition, where he lost to the silver medallist of the World Youth Championships, Demir Elmaağaçli. He further went on to clinch the bronze medal in the 2018 edition.
Jyothi Surekha Vennam/Abhishek Verma
The eight-time World Championships medallist, Jyothi Surekha Vennam, along with Arjuna Awardee Abhishek Verma, won the silver medal in the compound mixed team in the 2018 edition. They lost to the home favourites pair of Demir Elmaağaçlı and Yeşim Bostan to settle for the silver medal.
Prathamesh Samadhan Jawkar
Prathamesh Samadhan Jawkar clinched the silver medal in the 2023 edition in the men’s compound. The 17th edition of the Archery World Cup saw the Indian finishing second in the men’s compound archery as Mathias Fullerton secured gold.
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Dhiraj Bommadevara
Dhiraj Bommadevara became the first Indian male archer to win gold in the recurve event at the Archery World Cup Final. The 25-year-old achieved this feat by beating Japan’s Nakanishi Junya in the 2026 edition in Saltillo, Mexico, becoming only the second Indian male archer to win a recurve medal in the tournament’s history, besides Jayanta Talukdar.
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