Two-time Olympian Atanu Das, who won his place back in the national team through trials, will spearhead the Indian challenge at the Archery World Cup 2023 in Antalya, Turkey starting Tuesday.
India have sent a 16-member contingent - eight men and eight women - for the season’s first global outdoor event. Veteran Olympian Tarundeep Rai and world championships silver medallist Jyothi Surekha Vennam will also be in action.
The Archery World Cup involves competitions for both recurve and compound archers. The winners of the individual events will automatically qualify for the Archery World Cup Final to be held in Hermosillo, Mexico in September.
While recurve archer Atanu Das is competing, his wife Deepika Kumari missed out after failing to win her place through trials held in SAI Sonipat in February. Men’s compound archer Abhishek Verma will be another top name missing from action.
Apart from Atanu Das and Tarundeep Rai, Dhiraj Bommadevara, who topped the trials, and youngster Neeraj Chauhan make up the Indian men’s recurve archery team. Jyothi Surekha Vennam will be India’s top challenger in compound archery.
More than 390 archers from 52 countries will compete in the Archery World Cup 2023 Stage 1 in Antalya. The event will conclude on April 23.
Where to watch the Archery World Cup 2023 Antalya live in India
The Archery World Cup 2023 Antalya compound and recurve finals on April 22 and 23 will be telecast live on the Sony TEN 5 and Sony TEN 5 HD TV channels in India. Live streaming of the Archery World Cup 2023 Antalya finals will be available on SonyLiv.
Archery World Cup 2023 Antalya: India team
Compound Men: Rajat Chauhan, Ojas Pravin Deotale, Prathamesh Samadhan Jawkar, Rishabh Yadav
Compound Women: Avneeet Kaur, Sakshi Chaudhary, Aditi Gopichand Swami, Jyothi Surekha Vennam
Recurve Men: Tarundeep Rai, Atanu Das, Neeraj Chauhan, Dhiraj Bommadevara
Recurve Women: Bhajan Kaur, Ankita Bhakat, Aditi Jaiswal, Simranjeet Kaur
Archery World Cup 2023 Antalya schedule
April 18, Tuesday
Official practice
April 19, Wednesday
Team eliminations and qualification (compound team matches and recurve qualifications)
April 20, Thursday
Individual eliminations and team eliminations (recurve team matches and compound individual matches)
April 21, Friday
Mixed team eliminations and individual eliminations (mix team matches and recurve individual matches)
April 22, Saturday
Compound team finals - 12:30 PM IST
Compound individual final fours (semi-finals and finals) - 4:30 PM IST
April 23, Sunday
Recurve team finals - 12:30 PM IST
Recurve individual final fours (semi-finals and finals) - 4:30 PM IST