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Archery: Dhiraj, Ankita To Lead India's Charge In Asian Games As Deepika, Atanu, Abhishek, Ojas Miss Out
Deepika, who led India to the gold medal in the Shanghai World Cup a few days back, and Atanu were picked for the next two World Cup Stages but could not make it to the all-important 2026 Asian Games, which will be held in Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya, Japan, from September 19 to October 4. Both Deepika and Atanu fopurth in the trials conducted by the federation and thus lost out on the Asian Games.
Dhiraj Bommadevara, who won a silver in the Team Championship in the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, youngster Neeraj Chouhan, and Yashdeep Bhoge will comprise the Indian men's recurve team for the Asian Games. While Bommadevara is quite experienced participating in his second successive Asian Games, Chouhan is in great form, having set a new national record in the Men's Recurve event by scoring 692/720 at the National Archery Championships, surpassing Olympian Tarundeep Rai's previous record. Bhoge won gold for India at the Asian Archery Championship in 2025.
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- 24 May 2026 09:59
