Asian Archery Championships 2025: India win men's recurve team gold after 18 years

India also won gold medals in both men’s and women’s individual recurve events.

The Indian men’s recurve team produced a historic gold medal performance at the 2025 Asian Archery Championships on Thursday in Dhaka, Bangladesh. They ended an 18-year-long wait for the country by securing the gold medal at the prestigious event.

Indian trio of Yashdeep Bhoge, Atanu Das, and Rahul Pawariya made a major turnaround by making a comeback from a 2-4 deficit to secure a dramatic 5-4 win against Korea’s Seo Mingi, Kim Yechan, and Jang Jiho.

The shoot-off saw both teams scoring 29 points, but Das’s perfect 10 landed closer to the center than Korea’s, which resulted in India emerging as the winner.

This marked India’s first men’s team gold since the 2007 Asian Championship, when Rahul Banerjee, Mangal Singh Champia, and Jayanta Talukdar prevailed over their Malaysian opponents.

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Interestingly, Banerjee coached the men’s recurve team in Dhaka and expressed his happiness with the trio’s achievement. He now hopes to achieve glory in the 2026 Asian Games.

“It’s really fulfilling as a coach as we defeated Korea and didn’t choke. Atanu and I were discussing last night that we have not won a gold for a long time and it’s finally fulfilled. The next target is Asian Games definitely,” Banerjee told PTI.

Notably, Uzbekistan’s Amirkhon Sadikov, Mukhammankodir Ergashev, and Bekzod Boborajabov clinched the bronze medal in the men’s recurve team event.

Compound archers win big for India

The compound archers produced a terrific performance to help India secure a total of five medals.

Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Deepshikha, and Prithika Pradeep defended their crown with a 236-234 win over South Korea’s Park Yerin, Oh Yoo-hyun, and Jungyoon Park in the compound team final.

The women’s individual event witnessed an all-Indian clash, as Deepshikha emerged victorious over Prithika with a scoreline of 147-145.

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Meanwhile, India’s Abhishek Verma, Sahil Jadhav, and Prathamesh Fuge won the silver medal after they sustained a 229-230 loss to Kazakhstan’s Dilmukhamet Mussa, Bunyod Mirzametov, and Andrey Tyutyun in the men’s team event.

Moreover, Abhishek and Prithika beat Bangladesh’s Bonna Akter and Himu Bachhar 153-151 in the mixed team event to win the gold medal.

India finished at the top of the standings with 10 medals—six gold, three silver, and one bronze. South Korea also bagged 10. But India ended ahead on gold medal count, their six against Korea’s two.

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