Para Archery Asia Cup: India end campaign with six gold medals

India finished their campaign at the 2025 Para Archery Asia Cup with six gold to top the medal tally in Thailand on Monday.

India won a total of six medals on the final day of the continental competition, including two gold medals by Sarita and Shyam Sundar Swami in women's compound open and men's compound open respectively.

Up against Singapore's Nur Syahidah Alim in the final, Sarita prevailed 143-142 to win the women's compound open gold medal.

Swami, meanwhile, beat Indonesia's Ken Swagumilang 143-141 in the men's compound open final to win India's sixth and final gold medal of the tournament.

Rakesh Kumar made it a double podium for India in men's compound open, bagging the bronze medal after a shoot-off win over Malaysia's Wiro Julin. The two archers had finished level at 140 apiece in the match.

Later in the day, Pooja lost her women's recurve open final to settle for a silver medal. The Indian was blanked 6-0 by Slovakia's Zina Lavrinc.

The reigning Paralympic champion Harvinder Singh added yet another medal to his kitty, winning the bronze medal in men's recurve open. He beat Nurfaizal Hamzah 6-2 to pocket the medal.

Elsewhere, India's Adil Mohamed Nazir Ansari won a bronze medal in men's W1 (Rec/Comp) with a 120-116 win over Yung Man Tai of Hong Kong to round off a successful campaign for the country.

India pocketed a total of 12 medals in the competition, including six gold, three silver, and three bronze.