CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -India bagged a total of seven medals at the Asian Archery Championships 2021 held in Dhaka. India’s recurve archery teams added two silver medals and a bronze on the final day of the Championships. India ended the week-long continental event with seven medals - one gold, four silvers, and two bronze.

Detailed explanation-2: -Seven of India’s 10 medals at the Archery Asia Cup 2022 stage 3 were won by compound archers.

Detailed explanation-3: -15 medals (8 Gold, 2 Silver and 5 Bronze medals) which is India’s best ever performance in the Youth World Archery Championship till date. Five Youth archers who won medals, have also been selected as members of the senior team that is going to participate in the USA-World Championships-September, 2021.

Detailed explanation-4: -India’s Jyothi Surekha Vennam won the gold medal in the women’s individual compound while Abhishek Verma clinched silver in the men’s event at the Asian Archery Championships 2021 on Thursday.

Detailed explanation-5: -The team of Deepika Kumari, Komalika Bari, and Bhakat has already clinched two gold medals in the Archery World Cup. The first medal came in Guatemala City, along with another one in Paris. She has also won a mixed team bronze medal with Atanu Das this season.