Reigning compound particular person World champions Ojas Deotale and Aditi Swami, Asian Games silver medallist Abhishek Verma and Olympian recurve archers Atanu Das and Bhajan Kaur have missed out on berths within the Indian workforce for the World archery championships, to be held in Gwangju, South Korea, from September 5 to 12.
Paris Olympians B. Dhiraj, Deepika Kumari and Ankita Bhakat and a number of Worlds medallist compound archer V. Jyothi Surekha had been amongst those that completed inside the highest three within the choice trials held on the Army Sports Institute, Pune.
The nation can discipline a most of three archers in every class.
Youngsters Neeraj Chauhan (who beat Dhiraj within the elimination stage), Rahul and Gatha Khadake (who noticed off Bhajan in elimination) gave spectacular performances by way of the multi-format trials to earn coveted slots.
Archers ending fourth within the trials will be a part of the highest three for the World Cup Stage-4 in Madrid from July 8 to 13.
It is learnt that in case a top-three archer’s efficiency drops drastically in Madrid, the Archery Association of India (AAI) might think about changing him/her with the fourth-placed athlete in that specific class for the World championships. A ultimate determination on that is awaited.
Top-four archers:
Recurve: Men: 1. B. Dhiraj, 2. Neeraj Chauhan, 3. Rahul, 4. Tarundeep Rai; Women: 1. Deepika Kumari, 2. Ankita Bhakat, 3. Gatha Khadake, 4. Sharvari Shende.
Compound: Men: 1. Aman Saini, 2. Prathamesh Fuge, 3. Rishabh Yadav, 4. Priyansh; Women: 1. V. Jyothi Surekha, 2. Parneet Kaur, 3. Prithika Pradeep, 4. Taniparthi Chikitha.
Published – June 16, 2025 07:05 pm IST
