Aichi-Nagoya: India enjoyed a strong start to the day at the Asian Games 2026, winning two gold medals in compound archery, while boxer Priya Ghanghas added a bronze to the country’s medal tally on Wednesday.
Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Chikitha Taniparthi and Prithika Pradeep clinched the women’s compound team gold after defeating China 238-234 in the final. The Indian trio established an early lead and maintained their advantage through the contest to secure the title.
The victory was particularly significant for Jyothi, who claimed her fourth Asian Games gold medal. For Chikitha and Prithika, it marked their first Asiad gold.
Chikitha later returned to the podium alongside Sahil Jadhav, with the pair winning the compound mixed team gold after overcoming South Korea in a shoot-off. The Indian duo held their nerve in the deciding stage after the final ended level.
Their victory also secured India a qualification quota for the compound mixed team event at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
In boxing, Commonwealth Games gold medallist Priya Ghanghas secured bronze in the women’s 60kg category after losing her semifinal to China’s Yang Chengyu.
Priya went down 2-3 in the opening round before Yang increased her advantage in the second, taking it 4-1. The Chinese boxer maintained her defensive discipline in the final round and won it 4-1 to book her place in the final.
Priya’s bronze took India’s overall medal tally to 55, comprising eight gold, 21 silver and 26 bronze medals.
India also had two athletes fighting for bronze medals in combat sports. Judoka Asmita Dey progressed to the women’s 48kg bronze-medal bout after winning her repechage fight against Hong Kong’s Wong Ka Lee by Yuko. She had earlier defeated Vietnam’s Ha Ngoc Chi by ippon before losing her quarterfinal to Kazakhstan’s Abiba Abuzhakynova.
Wrestler Sunil Kumar also remained in contention for a podium finish in the men’s Greco-Roman 87kg category. After defeating Tajikistan’s Muhammad Sultonzoda by technical superiority in his opening bout, Sunil lost his semifinal to Japan’s Taizo Yoshida by technical superiority and moved into the bronze-medal contest.
India’s campaign therefore continued across boxing, judo and wrestling, with the contingent adding to its medal haul while its archers delivered two golds on a productive day in Aichi-Nagoya.
