World Archery Para Championships 2025: Updated schedule, fixtures, result & live streaming details

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Published at :September 25, 2025 at 6:54 PM

Modified at :September 25, 2025 at 6:54 PM

Sheetal Devi, Harvinder Singh, Rakesh Kumar, Pooja Khanna World Para Archery Championships 2025

Harvinder Singh, Sheetal Devi will lead Indian contingent at the World Archery Para Championships 2025.

The World Archery Para Championships 2025 will be held in Gwangju, Republic of Korea, from September 22 to 28, with finals taking place at the 5.18 Democracy Square arena.

India will field a strong team, featuring the reigning Paralympic recurve gold medalist and world No. 1 Harvinder Singh, world no.2 Rakesh Kumar in compound men.

Ahead of the his campiagn in South Korea, Harvinder told World Archery,“On match day, a lot depends on your thoughts, your mood, even the first person you talk to, and how settled your mind is.

Staying mentally strong will always be the key to success,” he said. Will Harvinder bring his mental A-game to Korea? We’ll find out soon enough.”

China shines in Gwangju. 🇨🇳Zhao Lixue leads the recurve men, while 18-year-old Wang Liya tops the W1 women on her international debut. #WorldArchery #ParaArchery pic.twitter.com/fDwkhrU5h7
— World Archery (@worldarchery) September 23, 2025

In women’s events the 2022 World Archery Para Championships silver medallist Pooja Khanna and India’s young sensation and Paris Paralympics bronze medalist Sheetal Devi will represent India.

All eyes will be on the 18-year-old armless archer, who is regarded as the most inspirational successor to the legendary Matt Stutzman. She is currently ranked 6th in the world.

At the recently concluded World Archery Championships 2025 in Gwangju India won a total of only two medals both in the compound category: Gold medal in Compound Men’s Team and Silver in Compound Mixed Team.

When will the World Archery Para Championships 2025 take place?

The Championships will be held in Gwangju, Republic of Korea from September 22–28.

Where will World Archery Para Championships 2025 take place?

The qualifying rounds will take place at the Gwangju International Archery Center and final will be held at May 18 Democracy Square.

How many para-archers will participate at the World Archery Para Championships 2025?

This time, the tournament will feature a total of 239 archers from 47 countries in across six Paralympic categories and two visually impaired (VI) divisions. There wil be 15 world titles at stakes across all three: recurve, compound, and W1 events in individual, doubles, and mixed team formats.

The visually impaired categories (VI 1 and VI 2/3) will feature 18 athletes from 17 countries, with no gender separation.

Who are the top athletes participating at World Archery Para Championships 2025?

Recurve men open: Harvinder Singh, India (world rank: 1)
Recurve women open: Ziva Lavrinc, Slovenia (world rank: 1)
Compound men open: Rakesh Kumar, India (world rank: 2)
Compound women open: Nur Syahidah Alim, Singapore (world rank:1)
W1 men: Jason Tabansky, USA (world rank: 1)
W1 women: Sarka Pultar Musilova, Czechia (world rank: 1)
Visually impaired 1: Christos Misos, Cyprus (world rank: 1)
Visually impaired 2/3: Daniele Piran, Italy (world rank: 1)

Where to watch the World Para Archery Championships 2025 events in India?

The live telecasting details for the World Archery Para Championships 2025 in India is not yet confirmed. The finals of all events will streamed live on Archery+ with a subscription. Live scores will be available on the World Archery official website.

World Para Archery Championships 2025 full schedule, fixtures and results:

Day 1 – September 23 (Tuesday)

08:00 – Qualification Rounds (ARC04 – Qualification Round RMO + W1W)
12:15 – Shoot off, if any (Individual and Doubles)
13:10 – Qualification Rounds (ARC06 – Qualification Round CWO + RWO)
17:15 – Shoot off, if any (Individual)

Day 2 – September 24 (Wednesday)

08:00 – Qualification Rounds (ARC08 – Qualification Round W1M + CMO)
12:15 – Shoot off, if any (Individual, Doubles and Mixed Team)
12:35-13:10 – ARC09 – 1/24 + 1/16 Elimination W1M + CMO
14:30 onwards – ARC10 – Mixed Team Eliminations

Day 3 – September 25 (Thursday)

9:00 onwards – ARC11 – W1M + W1W + RMO Eliminations
14:00 onwards – ARC12 – CMO + CWO + RWO Eliminations
15:00-17:00 – Official Practice + Equipment Inspection – VI1 + VI23 (AB) on Field 2

Day 4 – September 26 (Friday)

9:00 onwards – Team Matches
09:15-09:40 – 1/8: RWO, CWO
09:40-10:05 – 1/4: RWO, CWO, MW1
10:05-10:30 -1/2: RWO, CWO, MW1, WW1
11:00-11:25 – 1/12: RMO, CMO
11:25-11:50 – 1/8: RMO, CMO
11:50-12:15 – 1/4: RMO, CMO
12:15-12:40 – 1/2: RMO, CMO

Day 5: September 26 (Saturday)

9:00 onwards – Qualification Rounds starting with ARC14 – Qualification Round VI
12:30 onwards – ARC15 – VI Eliminations (Field 2

Day 6: September 27 (Friday)

Individual Matches – ARC16 – Visually Impaired Finals:

10:02-10:22 – Bronze: Visually Impaired 1
10:22-10:42 – Gold: Visually Impaired 1
10:52-11:22 – VI23 – warmup/adjustment of tactile sights
11:32-11:52 – Bronze: Visually Impaired 2/3
11:52-12:12 – Gold: Visually Impaired 2/3
12:22-12:38 – Award Ceremony – Visually Impaired 1 and 23

ARC17 – Compound Open Finals:

14:00-14:20 – Bronze: Compound Women Open Doubles
14:20-14:40 – Gold: Compound Women Open Doubles
14:40-14:48 – Award Ceremony – Compound Women Open Doubles
14:48-15:08 – Bronze: Compound Men Open Doubles
15:08-15:28 – Gold: Compound Men Open Doubles
15:28-15:36 – Award Ceremony – Compound Men Open Doubles
15:36-15:56 – Bronze: Compound Open Mixed Team
15:56-16:16 – Gold: Compound Open Mixed Team
16:16-16:24 – Award Ceremony – Compound Open Mixed Team

Individual Matches:

16:24-16:39 00:15 Bronze: Compound Women Open
16:39-16:54 00:15 Gold: Compound Women Open
16:54-17:02 00:08 Award Ceremony – Compound Women Open
17:02-17:17 00:15 Bronze: Compound Men Open
17:17-17:32 00:15 Gold: Compound Men Open
17:32-17:40 00:08 Award Ceremony – Compound Men Open

Day 7 – September 28 (Saturday)

ARC18 – W1 Finals

09:00-09:20 00:20 Bronze: Women W1 Doubles
09:20-09:40 00:20 Gold: Women W1 Doubles
09:40-09:48 00:08 Award Ceremony – Women W1 Doubles
09:48-10:08 00:20 Bronze: Men W1 Doubles
10:08-10:28 00:20 Gold: Men W1 Doubles
10:28-10:36 00:08 Award Ceremony – Men W1 Doubles
10:36-10:56 00:20 Bronze: W1 Mixed Team
10:56-11:16 00:20 Gold: W1 Mixed Team
11:16-11:24 00:08 Award Ceremony – W1 Mixed Team

Individual Matches

11:24-11:39 00:15 Bronze: Women W1 Open
11:39-11:54 00:15 Gold: Women W1 Open
11:54-12:02 00:08 Award Ceremony – Women W1 Open
12:02-12:17 00:15 Bronze: Men W1 Open
12:17-12:32 00:15 Gold: Men W1 Open
12:32-12:40 00:08 Award Ceremony – Men W1 Open
12:40-14:00 01:20 Session Break
13:00 Practice venue opens for finalists

ARC19 – Recurve Open Finals

14:00-14:20 00:20 Bronze: Recurve Women Open Doubles
14:20-14:40 00:20 Gold: Recurve Women Open Doubles
14:40-14:48 00:08 Award Ceremony – Recurve Women Open Doubles
14:48-15:08 00:20 Bronze: Recurve Men Open Doubles
15:08-15:28 00:20 Gold: Recurve Men Open Doubles
15:28-15:36 00:08 Award Ceremony – Recurve Men Open Doubles
15:36-15:56 00:20 Bronze: Recurve Open Mixed Team
15:56-16:16 00:20 Gold: Recurve Open Mixed Team
16:16-16:24 00:08 Award Ceremony – Recurve Open Mixed Team

Individual Matches

16:24-16:39 00:15 Bronze: Recurve Women Open
16:39-16:54 00:15 Gold: Recurve Women Open
16:54-17:02 00:08 Award Ceremony – Recurve Women Open
17:02-17:17 00:15 Bronze: Recurve Men Open
17:17-17:32 00:15 Gold: Recurve Men Open
17:32-17:40 00:08 Award Ceremony – Recurve Men Open

When and where will the World Archery Para Championships 2025 take place?

The championships will be held in Gwangju, Republic of Korea, from September 22 to 28.

How many athletes and countries are participating this year?

A total of 239 archers from 47 countries will compete across six Paralympic categories and two visually impaired (VI) divisions.

Which Indian para-archers are leading the contingent?

India will be led by Paralympic champion Harvinder Singh (world No.1 in recurve men), Rakesh Kumar (world No.2 in compound men), Pooja Khanna, and 18-year-old Sheetal Devi, who won bronze at the Paris Paralympics.

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Uzma Fatima

Uzma Fatima is a passionate sports journalist who believes every match has a story waiting to be told. Whether it's the grace of Olympic champions, the grit of tennis and badminton battles, or the drama of cricket’s highs and heartbreaks — she loves capturing the emotion behind the action. Off the field, she’s a Formula 1 enthusiast who never misses a race weekend.