Indian stare lost 15 years of saga - India Olympic medal -drought continues in archery

Updated: Sat, 13 Sep 2025 09:17 am (IST) The Indian site Archer was again disappointed in the World Archery Championship. The saga lost to the Olympic champions in the pre-quarter finals, which was India’s last hope. Veterans such as Deepika Kumari and Deeraj Bomma ask also came out soon. This is the third consecutive time that the Recurve team has returned empty -handed. However, the composite team saved shyly where the men’s team won the first gold medal and the mixed team of silver. Jagran Correspondent, Jamshedpur. India’s long wait to win (resettle) a medal in the Olympic discipline at the World Archery Championships has increased again. India’s last hope in this category also broke into this category as soon as the 15 -year -old young Archer Saga was lost in Seoul on Friday. Remove ad just read the news. In the one-sided match of the Pre-quarter final, the saga was beaten by the world’s number one and the Olympic gold medal of Korea of ​​Paris 6-0. With this defeat, India’s campaign ended in the Recurve category without any medal, while the composite archers increased the country’s pride by winning two medals, including a historical gold. The saga, who did not run in front of the champion, looked just under pressure from this big game. Korean champion Lim, who played in front of the domestic audience, scored three perfect 10 in the first set to sharpen the grip on the saga and set the set of 30-26. Even in the second set, Lim maintained his dominance and gave the Indian teen a chance. The saga could understand anything before the Korean Sagittarius easily won the game. Despite a unilateral defeat, the fearless journey from the saga to the pre-quarter, making his debut in the World Championships, hopes for the future, especially in a discipline where India is constantly not doing well. The veterans also disappointed. This is the third consecutive time when the Indian site returned Archer with the hand of the World Championships. India last has a medal in the recurrence in 2019, when the men’s team of Tarundep Rai, Atanu Das and Praveen Jadhav won the silver medal. This time, the performance of India’s big and experienced archers in the tournament was also very disappointing. Six times he participated in the World Championships and the four -time Olympic Deepika Kumari was in the first round. He suffered a defeat in a five-seat match against Indonesia’s relatively non-president player Dynda Cheirunisa. Similarly, the country’s top order is male weather and the Olympic Deeraj bombed also disappointed. After slipping the 39th place in the qualifying round, he lost in his first match against the Tokyo Olympic champion. Compound archers rescued Laj in the tournament, India’s shame was again held by the composite Archer. While the disappointment in the Recurve, the composite team created history. Trio of Rishabh Yadav, Prathamesh Phug and Aman Saini gave India the first historic gold medal in the men’s event. In addition, Rishabh Yadav, along with Jyoti Surekha van Nam, also won the silver medal of the mixed team event and gave India double success in the World Championships.