India’s compound mixed archery pair of Sahil Jadhav and Chikitha Taniparthi won the gold medal at the Asian Games 2026 after defeating South Korea in a shoot off in the final. The victory also secured a quota place for India at the 2028 Olympic Games. The Indian duo had earlier advanced to the final with a win over Thailand in the semifinals.

Earlier in the day, India’s women’s compound archery team captured the gold medal by defeating China 238 to 234 in the final at Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park in Japan. The team of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Chikitha Taniparthi and Prithika Pradeep had reached the title clash after edging past South Korea 234 to 233 in the semifinals.

India had also won the women’s compound team gold medal at the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou. With these latest successes, India’s medal tally at the 2026 Asian Games has risen to 54 medals, including eight gold, 21 silver and 25 bronze medals.