Asian Games: Ganesh Mani Ratnam won bronze as India finished with four medals in archery

India’s Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru celebrates winning his individual men’s compound event for bronze. (Photo by Reuters) NEW DELHI: India on Thursday added another medal to its 2026 Asian Games list as Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru clinched bronze in men’s individual archery in Aichi-Nagoya.Ganesh produced a dominant performance in the bronze medal match, defeating Vietnam’s Cong Duc Dang 149-144. The Indian archer was almost flawless, hitting 10 with 14 of his 15 arrows to comfortably seal a podium finish.The bronze took India’s total medal tally to 63, including 10 gold, 22 silver and 31 bronze.Asian Games full coverage | Medal Tally | Schedule

Ganesh dominates the competition for bronze

Ganesh made the perfect start to the bronze medal match, opening with a perfect 10 while Cong managed an 8. The Vietnamese archer responded with two 10s, but Ganesh matched him with two more perfect shots to maintain his advantage.The Indian completed the opening end with a perfect 30/30, while Cong finished 29th, giving Ganesh a one-point lead.He continued his accuracy in the remaining ends, and his consistent shooting eventually gave him a five-point winning margin.Ganesh’s 149 was enough to comfortably see off Cong, who finished on 144, to secure India’s fourth compound archery medal of the Games.

Four compound archery medals for India

Ganesh’s bronze came a day after India enjoyed a highly successful outing in the combined events, winning three gold medals on Wednesday.His medal also ensured India added another bronze to their growing tally, taking the country to 63 medals.Ganesh had earlier narrowly missed out on a place in the gold medal competition after losing 144-148 to Kim Jongho of South Korea in the semi-finals. The Indian opened the final end with back-to-back 9s, but the deficit proved too difficult to overturn as Kim held on to advance to the final.Ganesh bounced back strongly in the bronze medal match and gave a near-perfect performance to finish on the podium.The focus on archery now shifts to the recurve events that begin on Friday, giving Indian archers another opportunity to add to the country’s medal tally in Aichi-Nagoya.