Neeraj Chauhan in action during the compound men’s Individual 1/16 eliminations round on Septemner 29, 2026
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Indian archers Dhiraj Bommadevara, Neeraj Chauhan and Kumkum Mohod Anil progressed to the recurve quarterfinals with impressive wins at the Asian Games on Tuesday (September 29, 2026).
Chauhan stunned South Korea’s 22-year-old Kim Je Deok, a three-time Olympic gold-medallist, 6-4 (30-28, 29-29, 29-30, 29-29, 29-27) in the men’s individual 1/8 elimination round.
Bommadevara, on the other hand, outwitted Chinese Taipei’s Cheng Hsiang-Hui 6-2 (29-27, 27-28, 30-28, 29-28) in the other pre-quarterfinal.
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Bommadevara will face Uzbekistan’s Amirkhon Sadikov, while Chauhan is pitted against Bhutan’s Lam Dorji next.
Earlier, Bommadevara defeated Girvin Cullen Nigel Garcia of the Philippines 6-0 (30-26, 29-28, 28-26) in the elimination 1/16 round, while Chauhan beat Indonesia’s Riau Ega Agata Salsabilla 6-4 (28-29, 28-29, 30-27, 26-25, 28-27).
In women’s recurve 1/8 elimination, Kumkum Mohod Anil thrashed Bangladesh’s Saima Salah Uddin 6-0 (29-26, 28-26, 27-26) to make it to the last eight.
Kirti, however, lost 3-7 (25-28, 28-29, 29-29, 29-28, 26-28) to South Korea’s Kang Chaeyoung to miss out on a place in the quarterfinals.
In the 1/16 elimination, Kirti defeated Vietnam’s Phuong Thao Hoang 7-3 (26-26, 27-26, 26-25, 28-29, 28-19), while Kumkum beat Mongolia’s Urantungalag Bishindee 6-0 (29-28, 27-24, 28-23). PTI ATK APA PM ATK PM
Published – September 29, 2026 11:24 am IST
