October 01, 2026 05:19
Too shy for stardom, too good to ignore: Meet Chikitha Taniparthi, Indian archery’s latest golden girl
By now, the two gold medals she has snapped up at the 2026 Asian Games have catapulted the extremely shy compound archer Chikitha Taniparthi into the national headlines. The 221-year-old – who comes from a modest farming family in Peddapalli, Telangana – is a stranger to stardom and the sprinkling of opulence that sporting achievements usually carry along in India.
The Reluctant Star: Chikitha Taniparthi’s journey to two Asian Games gold medals
Chikitha Taniparthi’s journey from a Telangana farmer’s daughter to a double-gold archer at the 2026 Asian Games.
