World Archery Youth Championships 2023: Results and India’s medal winners

India won 11 medals at the World Archery Youth Championships 2023 in Limerick, Ireland held from July 3-9. The medal haul of the 24-member Indian contingent included six gold, one silver and four bronze.

The World Archery Youth Championships 2023 had events for men’s and women’s recurve and compound archers in the under-21 and under-18 age categories. Individual, as well as team events, took place at the University of Limerick. India sent 12 archers each in the U21 and U18 age groups.

Of the 11 medals India won, six were bagged in the U21 category -- four gold and two bronze. The remaining five medals were claimed in the U21 category -- two gold, one silver and two bronze.

At the last edition of the World Archery Youth Championships held in 2021 in Wroclaw, Poland, India won 15 medals, including eight golds.

India’s U21 archery squad was led by compound archer Priyansh, who won the individual gold medal in the men’s event and teamed up with Avneet Kaur in the mixed team for gold as well.

Recurve archer Parth Salunke, who was part of the gold-winning men’s team at the 2021 youth championships, won an individual gold in 2023 and settled for bronze in the mixed team event alongside Ridhi.

Meanwhile, India’s U18 contingent was spearheaded by 17-year-old women’s compound archer Aditi Gopichand Swami, who won individual gold and topped the podium alongside Aishwarya Sharma and Ekta Rani in the women’s team event.

The 2023 edition saw a total of 518 archers (277 men and 241 women) from 58 countries competing for medals in individual and team events.

World Archery Youth Championships 2023: India's U21 squad

Men's recurve: Parth Salunkhe, Rohit Kumar, Aditya Choudhary

Women's recurve: Ridhi, Bhargaviben Vargishkumar Bhagora, Bhajan Kaur

Men's compound: Priyansh, Prathamesh Jawkar, Kushal Dalal

Women's compound: Avneet Kaur, Parneet Kaur, Pragati

World Archery Youth Championships 2023 U21: Indian medal winners

Results

Individual recurve men

Parth Salunkhe - gold medal

Rohit Kumar - out in third round

Aditya Choudhary - out in third round

Individual recurve women

Bhajan Kaur - bronze medal

Ridhi - out in fourth round

Bhargaviben Vargishkumar Bhagora - out in third round

Recurve men’s team

Parth Salunkhe, Rohit Kumar and Aditya Choudhary - out in second round

Recurve women’s team

Ridhi, Bhargaviben Vargishkumar Bhagora and Bhajan Kaur - lost quarter-final match

Recurve mixed team

Parth Salunke and Ridhi - bronze medal

Individual compound men

Priyansh - gold medal

Prathamesh Jawkar - out in third round

Kushal Dalal - out in third round

Individual compound women

Avneet Kaur - lost bronze medal match

Pragati - lost quarter-final match

Parneet Kaur - out in third round

Compound men’s team

Priyansh, Prathamesh Jawkar and Kushal Dalal - lost bronze medal match

Compound women’s team

Avneet Kaur, Parneet Kaur and Pragati - gold medal

Compound mixed team

Avneet Kaur and Priyansh - gold medal

World Archery Youth Championships 2023: India's U18 squad

Men's recurve: Ujjwal Dhama, Goldi Mishra, Agastay Singh

Women's recurve: Kiran, Sharvari Somnath Shende, Madhvi Chauhan

Men's compound: Manav Ganeshrao Jadhao, Pawan Gat, Ganesh Mani Ratnam

Women's compound: Aishwarya Sharma, Aditi Gopichand Swami, Ekta Rani

World Archery Youth Championships 2023 U18: Indian medal winners

Results

Individual recurve men

Ujjwal Dhama - out in fourth round

Goldi Mishra - out in fourth round

Agastay Singh - out in fourth round

Individual recurve women

Madhvi Chauhan - out in second round

Kiran - out in second round

Sharvari Somnath Shende- out in second round

Recurve men’s team

Ujjwal Dhama, Goldi Mishra and Agastay Singh - bronze medal

Recurve women’s team

Kiran, Sharvari Somnath Shende and Madhvi Chauhan - lost quarter-final match

Recurve mixed team

Ujjwal Dhama and Kiran - out in second round

Individual compound men

Manav Ganeshrao Jadhao - out in third round

Pawan Gat - out in second round

Ganesh Mani Ratnam - out in second round

Individual compound women

Aditi Gopichand Swami - gold medal

Aishwarya Sharma - lost quarter-final match

Ekta Rani - third round

Compound men’s team

Manav Ganeshrao Jadhao, Pawan Gat, Ganesh Mani Ratnam - silver medal

Compound women’s team

Aishwarya Sharma, Aditi Gopichand Swami, Ekta Rani - gold medal

Compound mixed team

Aishwarya Sharma and Manav Ganeshrao Jadhao - bronze medal