Neeraj Chauhan became the second Indian to win an individual recurve archery medal at the 2026 Asian Games. The 24-year-old beat compatriot Dhiraj Bommadevara 6-4 in the bronze medal match on October 2, 2026. This victory in Nagoya helped India secure its ninth archery medal at these games in Japan.
Neeraj Chauhan becomes Indian to win individual recurve archery medal at Asian Games left India's Neeraj Chauhan in action. REUTERS REUTERS https://ss-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/g47qgh/article71539797.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/2026-10-02T054708Z_848586301_UP1EMA20G2IX1_RTRMADP_3_GAMES-ASIA.JPG ANUSHREE FADNAVIS Asian Games - Aichi-Nagoya 2026 - Archery - Recurve Men's Team - Semi Final - Iran v India - Okazaki Central Park Multipurpose Square, Okazaki, Japan - October 2, 2026 India's Neeraj Chauhan in action REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
Neeraj, 24, beat compatriot Dhiraj Bommadevara 6-4 in the bronze medal match to seal India's ninth archery medal at the 2026 Asian Games.
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Neeraj Chauhan became just the second Indian, after Tarundeep Rai in 2010, to win a medal in individual recurve archery at the Asian Games.
The 24-year-old beat compatriot Dhiraj Bommadevara 6-4 in the bronze medal match to seal India's ninth archery medal at the 2026 Asian Games.