Neeraj Chauhan Bronze Caps India’s Best-Ever Recurve Show in Archery
Neeraj Chauhan beat compatriot Dhiraj Bommadevara 6-4 to win India’s ninth archery medal at the 2026 Asian Games.
- On Saturday, Indian recurver Neeraj Chauhan won the bronze medal in the Men's Individual Recurve event at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, defeating fellow Indian Dhiraj Bommadevara 6-4.
- Chauhan became the second Indian male to win an individual recurve medal at the Asian Games, following Tarundeep Rai in 2010, after both archers lost their respective semifinals earlier.
- Neeraj clinched victory in the decisive fifth set 29-28 with a perfect 10, overcoming an early deficit to seal the 6-4 match win according to ESPN.
- This bronze brought India's overall medal tally to 80, while Kumkum Mohod earlier became the first Indian woman to win an individual recurve medal at the Asian Games.
- India concluded its archery campaign at the Asian Games with nine medals—five gold, two silver, and two bronze—across recurve and compound events.
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Asian Games: Neeraj Chauhan wins bronze in all-India recurve archery clash; India reach 80 medals
Neeraj Chauhan secured a bronze medal in the men's individual recurve archery event after edging compatriot Dhiraj Bommadevara in an all-Indian medal clash at the Asian Games here on Saturday.
Asian Games: Neeraj holds his nerve to win recurve bronze
Indian archer Neeraj Chauhan defeated compatriot Dhiraj Bommadevara to secure the bronze medal in the men's individual recurve event at the Asian Games. This historic win makes him only the second Indian male to achieve an individual recurve medal at the prestigious event.
Asian Games 2026: Dhiraj-Neeraj Set Up All-Indian Bronze Clash in Men's Recurve Archery
Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Dhiraj fell short to South Korea's Lee Wooseok 7-3 in the semifinal, with Lee producing three perfect 10s to take the final set and sealing his spot in the final, as per Olympics.com. Sports News | Asian Games 2026: Dhiraj-Neeraj Set Up All-Indian Bronze Clash in Men's Recurve Archery.
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