Archery News

Archery Association Of India Gets Government Recognition

Archery Association of India regained government recognition eight years after it was taken away for AAI's failure to conduct elections according to National Sports Development Code.

Para-Archer Ankit Hospitalised After Testing Positive For Coronavirus

Para-archer Ankit, who is part of the national camp at Sports Authority of India's Sonepat centre, has tested positive for COVID-19.

World Archery Field Championships Postponed Due To Coronavirus

The 2020 World Archery Field Championships was slated to take place in September at the Easton Yankton Archery Center.

Coronavirus: No Olympic Qualifiers in 2020, World Rankings Freezed Says World Archery

World Archery said the world rankings will remain frozen for the year.

Indian Archery Team Withdraws Name From Asia Cup Due To Coronavirus Threat In Bangkok

The season-opening stage 1 tournament is scheduled to be held in Thailand's capital from March 8 to 15.

World Archery Lifts Suspension On Archery Association Of India

The World Archery on Thursday conditionally lifted the suspension on India, less than a week after the embattled national federation held its elections.

World Archery Backs India's Proposal To Host Commonwealth Archery Championships

Archery has been part of the Commonwealth Games only twice in the past -- 1982 edition in Brisbane and 2010 Delhi Games.

Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat Enter Semis Of Asian Archery, Secure Individual Olympic Quota

Deepika Kumari and Ankita Bhakat secured an Olympic quota for India after qualifying for the semis of Asian Archery Championships.

Komalika Bari Becomes Recurve Cadet World Champion; India Win 2 Gold, 1 Bronze 

Komalika Bari became India's second recurve cadet (under-18) world champion after Deepika Kumari who won the title in 2009.

World Archery Suspends Archery Association Of India For Defying Its Guidelines

The last event in which the archers can participate under the Indian flag is the World Archery Youth Championships in Madrid from August 19-25.

World Archery Appoints Abhinav Bindra In Panel To Pick Indian Teams 

The World Archery appointed Abhinav Bindra as an "independent person" in a selection panel which will pick Indian team for the World Youth Championship.

World Archery Gives 1 Month Ultimatum To Archery Association Of India: Clear Mess Or Face Suspension

Archery's world body has de-listed the Archery Association of India (AAI) as a member and given it a month's time to either get its house in order or face suspension.

Indian Men's Recurve Team Wins Silver In Archery World Championships

India ended their campaign with one silver and two bronze medals won in the women's compound team and individual events.

Jyothi Surekha Vennam Stars As India Bag Two Bronze In Archery World Championships

Jyothi Surekha Vennam medallist first led the fight back in the team event and then followed it up by clinching another bronze when she pipped world number two Yesim Bostan of Turkey.

World Archery Championships: Indian Men's Recurve Team Storms Into Final

The Indian men's archery team beat second-seeded Netherlands to advance into the World Archery Championships final.

Khelo India Youth Games: Muskan Karir Overcomes Pain To Take Top Four Slot In Compound Archery

Jharkhand's Anita Kumari topped the girls' under-21 compound ranking round with an imposing total of 694 points.

Farmer's Son Akash Malik Claims India's Maiden Archery Silver At Youth Olympics

Akash Malik trains under South Korean coach Kim Hagyong at the Army Sports Institute in Pune.

Asian Games 2018: Women Archers Aim To Better Previous Record

Indian women archers bagged two bronze medals in the Compound event during the 2014 Incheon Games but returned empty-handed in the Recurve section.