India defend Asian Games women’s team Archery gold, beat China in final

India's compound archery women's team equalled the world record to bag gold at the 2026 Asian Games. (AP Photo)

India bagged their seventh gold medal of the ongoing 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya on Wednesday, as the women’s Compound Archery team retained its title from the previous edition.

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The women’s team, comprising Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Prithika Pradeep and Chikita Thaniparthi, delivered a superlative performance to edge out China in the final, scoring 238-234.

Retaining their gold medal in the event from the Hangzhou Games in 2023, India also equalled the world and Asian record set by South Korea in 2014 to clinch the gold medal for the second time during the competition.

Earlier in the day, India edged out South Korea 234-233 in the semi-final. With South Korea piling up pressure in the second half of the match and levelling the scores at 175-all, the Indians first took a one-point lead, and then two 10s from Chikitha and Prithika and a nine from Jyothi helped India seal a one-point win.

India have medalled at every edition of the compound archery women’s team event since its inception in 2014, bagging a bronze in 2014 and a silver at 2018 before twin golds. The 30-year-old Jyothi  has been part of all four medal-winning contingents.

The title win propelled India to the ninth position in the overall standings. On Tuesday, the country bagged its sixth gold medal with a historic showing by the Women’s 4x400m relay team in the final.

India’s run to Women’s Compound Archery gold:

• beat Mongolia (by world record score of 238)
• beat Kazakhstan
• beat South Korea by 1 point
• beat China (by world record score of 238)