- March 27, 2026
Asia Cup World Ranking Tournament: India’s Compound Mixed Team Win Gold, Women Bag Silver
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India shines at Asia Cup World Ranking Tournament Stage 1 with compound mixed team gold, womens compound team silver and more medals assured in recurve and compound.
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India’s compound archers delivered a strong performance, clinching mixed team gold and women’s team silver at the Asia Cup-World Ranking Tournament Stage 1, taking their tally to four medals on Friday.
India’s overall count now stands at one gold, one silver and two bronze medals, with the earlier medals coming from the women’s recurve team and the men’s compound team on Wednesday.
Four More Medals Assured!
The Indian contingent is also assured of four more medals, with entries in three finals later in the day – the women’s recurve individual (Ridhi Phor), the men’s recurve team and the men’s compound individual, which will feature an all-Indian summit clash.
The highlight of the morning session was the top-seeded compound mixed team of Chikitha Taniparthi and Rajat Chauhan, who held their nerve to edge past second-seeded Malaysia 158-156 in a tense gold-medal match.
In a contest defined by precision and composure, the difference came down to fine margins. India dropped just two points across 16 arrows, while Malaysia dropped four.
The Indian duo started perfectly with four consecutive 10s and maintained their rhythm despite minor lapses in the middle phase. After three ends, they held a slender one-point lead at 118-117.
The Malaysian pair of Fatin Nurfatehah Mat Salleh and Mohd Juwaidi Mazuki briefly seized momentum in the third end, shooting a perfect 40 while India managed 39.
However, in the decisive final end, Chikitha and Rajat showcased their experience under pressure, firing four successive 10s to close out the match.
Malaysia could only manage 39, handing India a two-point victory.
This gold also marked a significant turnaround after India had returned empty-handed in the mixed team event in the previous edition.
Later, the Indian women’s compound team comprising Chikitha, Raj Kaur and Tejal Salve had to settle for silver after going down 227-229 to Kazakhstan’s Viktoriya Lyan, Diana Yunussova and Roxana Yunussova in the final.
Despite the defeat, it was an improvement on their bronze medal finish in the last edition.
India started strongly and led 115-113 at the halfway stage after 12 arrows.
However, a below-par third end saw them shoot 54, while Kazakhstan produced a decisive 58 to overturn the deficit and take a 171-169 lead.
The fourth and final end was evenly matched at 58-58, as Kazakhstan’s advantage from the third end proved decisive, leaving India to settle for silver.
(With inputs from Agencies)
March 27, 2026, 11:52 IST
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