Rishabh Yadavs bronze solely vivid spot as Indian compound archers flop at World Games

Youngster Rishabh Yadav’s bronze medal was the saving grace on a disappointing day for Indian compound archers on the World Games in Chengdu on Saturday (August 9,. 2025) because the top-seeded blended group crashed out within the opening spherical.

None of the ladies contenders may make it to the rostrum, including to the gloom.

Yadav, seeded tenth, produced a flawless show to beat senior teammate and a number of World Cup gold medallist Abhishek Verma 149-147 within the males’s particular person compound bronze medal match.

Verma, who certified because the fifth seed, trailed by one level after the primary finish (29-30) as Yadav opened with three good 10s.

The second finish was tied at 29-all, however Yadav maintained his slim benefit. Both archers shot three good 10s within the third finish, earlier than Yadav capitalised on a single-point drop by Verma within the fourth to stretch his result in 119-117.

Maintaining his composure, the 22-year-old Yadav drilled three extra arrows into the 10-ring within the ultimate finish to seal the win with out dropping a single level in his final 9 arrows.

In the semifinals, Yadav had misplaced 145-147 to American Curtis Lee Broadnax whereas Verma went down 145-148 to high seed Mike Schloesser of the Netherlands.

India’s problem within the girls’s particular person compound part ended within the quarterfinals.

Parneet Kaur, twelfth seed, was crushed 140-145 by Colombia’s fourth seed Alejandra Usquiano, whereas third seed Madhura Dhamangaonkar misplaced 145-149 to Estonia’s sixth seed Lisell Jaatma.

Mixed group concern

The largest disappointment, nevertheless, got here within the blended compound occasion. Having topped the qualification spherical, the Indian pair of Verma and Madhura entered as favourites however succumbed to their acquainted nemesis, South Korea, within the very first spherical.

The duo misplaced 151-154 to Moon Yeeun and Lee Eunho, bringing curtains on the Indian marketing campaign. No one is competing within the recurve class.

The Koreans edged the primary finish 38-37 earlier than stepping on the fuel with an ideal second finish, whereas the Indians faltered with a 27 to fall 4 factors behind.

The third finish was tied 37-37, and though the Indians edged the ultimate finish 40-39, it was too late.

The end result was notably alarming given the eight-team draw required simply two wins to safe a medal, and with the blended compound group occasion set to make its Olympic debut at Los Angeles 2028, the early exit uncovered each pressure-handling points and tactical shortcomings that has ailed the Indian archers on the highest degree.

Denmark’s Mathias Fullerton and Sofie Louise Dam Marcussen gained the compound blended group title, beating Mexico 156-155.

This competitors set the stage for one thing a lot greater; the debut of the compound blended group competitors on the LA28 Olympic Games in three years, and the Danish compound elite are itching to be part of it.

“The Olympics opens up so many issues for funding and stuff like that,” Fullerton instructed World Archery web site.

“And now we’ve really proved that we can do it. Denmark is a small country, but one of the best there is. So I’m super happy that we got to show it here.”