The Indian male team compounds of archery compounds on Sunday scripted history by ensuring its first gold medals at the Lukrice World Championship and defeated France in a tense final.
Trio Rishabh Yadav, Aman Saini and Prathamesh Fuge held its nerve at Outshoot France 235-233 in the title conflict. The second deployment of the Indians, locked in 176-176, created a composed end in a decisive round and compared to 57 French 59 to seal the orientation triumph.
For 23 -year -old Rishabh Yadav, the victory ended a remarkable day. He used to join Jyothi Arekha Vennam in the final of the mixed team, where a few narrowly fallen 155-157 into the Netherlands and settled for silver. While this result left India a short step, Rishabh bounced off in the men’s team event to add gold next to his teammates.
The Indian journey to the finals was nothing but easy. The male team overcame Australia in the opening round before overthrowing the US and Turkey with secured performances. Their peace under pressure and ability to increase their level in crisis situations excelled during the campaign.
Sunday gold refers to a new chapter for Indian compound archery, a discipline where the nation has been constantly growing in recent years. The victory also provides further evidence of depth in the Indian ranks, while young talents like Rishabh, Aman and Prathamesh performed on the largest scene.
At the beginning of the day they faced defending champions in a women’s composed team-played Jyothi, Parneet Kaur and Prithic Pradeep-in the second round dropped 229-233 to Italy. However, the non -maintenance was overshadowed by the historical triumph of men and silver in a mixed event.
With one gold and one silver on the start day in Gwangja, Korea, the Indian campaign has already signaled its intention. The success of the men’s team not only provides the first world title, but also sets the tone for the rest of the championship, which increases the hope of more stages.
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Published:
Amar Pancker
Published on:
September 7, 2025
