Archery
Jyothi Surekha Vennam clinches her third Individual title at Asian Archery C'ships
She became first archer to clinch three Individual titles at this event, having won twice already in 2015 and 2021.
Jyothi Surekha Vennam becomes the first archer to win three individual titles at the Asian Championships. (Photo Credits: SonyLiv)
The veteran archer Jyothi Surekha Vennam became the first archer to ever win three Individual titles at the Asian Archery Championships in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Thursday.
In an all-Indian women's compound Individual final, Jyothi defeated her younger compatriot Prithika Pradeep, 147-145, to claim her second gold medal of the day.
This marked Jyothi’s third individual gold at the Asian Championships, following previous wins in 2015 and 2021, and an upgrade from the silver from the last edition.
Earlier, she defeated Chinese Taipei's Si-Yu Chen to confirm her place in the final against Prithika, who had reached her first-ever major international final after a win against home favourite Most Mone.
India defends the women's and mixed team titles
In the morning session, Indian compound archers have also defended their women's and mixed team titles.
The trio of Deepshikha, Prithika Pradeep and Jyothi started the day with a women's team gold medal, edging South Korea 236-234 to retain their 2023 crown.
Deepshikha then added another gold to her tally, teaming up with Abhishek Verma to claim the compound mixed team gold with a 153-150 win over hosts Bangladesh.
India, however, could not complete the hat-trick as the men's team fell short of a gold medal by a single point, losing 229-230 to Kazakhstan in the final.
This extends India's wait for a men's compound team gold at the Asian Championships by another year, with their last title coming in 2015.
