Indian archers Chikitha Taniparthi and Sahil Jadhav won the gold medal in the compound mixed team event at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on 30 September 2026. The pair also secured India a qualification quota for the compound mixed team event at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, where compound archery will make its Olympic debut.
Compound Archery
Compound archery uses a bow fitted with a levering system of pulleys and cables. The compound bow allows archers to hold less draw weight at full draw than a recurve bow, and it is used in target archery competitions at world and continental level.
Mixed Team Event
The mixed team format in archery pairs one male and one female archer from the same country. In the compound mixed team final at Aichi-Nagoya 2026, Taniparthi and Jadhav faced Park Jeong-yun and Choi Yonghee of South Korea.
Final Match and Medal Tally
The final ended in a 157-157 tie before India won the shoot-off 20-19. The gold medal took India’s medal tally at the Asian Games 2026 to 54, including eight gold, 21 silver, and 25 bronze medals on 30 September 2026.
Important Facts for Exams
- Compound archery is scheduled to feature at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics for the first time.
- The Asian Games are a multi-sport event organised by the Olympic Council of Asia.
- A shoot-off is used in archery when teams or archers are tied after the regulation ends.
- Chikitha Taniparthi won her second gold medal at the Asian Games 2026 on the same day.
Support and Recognition
Chikitha Taniparthi’s father sold the family rice harvester and took loans for her training. Sahil Jadhav’s mother sold her jewellery to buy a new compound bow.
