Shyam Sundar Swami

India's ace compound archer Rakesh Kumar finished 3rd in the men's individual archery ranking round, while shyam sundar swami finished at the 21st position here at the Yumenoshima Ranking Field on Friday.

Rajasthan’s para archer shyam sundar swami bagged a gold medal in individual compound category at the 4th Para Senior National Archery Championship in Jind, Haryana on Thursday. He defeated Jammu & Kashmir’s Rakesh Kumar 143-142.

Rakesh Kumar, shyam sundar swami and Tarif created history by bagging the first-ever gold medal for India in a para archery event by finishing on top in the European Para Archery Cup Stage II at Nove Mesto Nad Metuji in Czech Republic on Friday.

Compound mixed pair of shyam sundar swami and Jyoti Baliyan bagged India's their first medal in the World Archery Para Championships after settling for a silver here on Friday. Leading by two points (78-76) at the halfway mark, the Indian duo choked under pressure in the back end to go down against Bair Shigaev and Tatiana Andrievskaia of Russia 148-150.

India will host the Asian Archery Para Championships from May 31 to June 6 after Kazakhstan expressed its inability to stage the event, citing organisational issues because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Confirming the development, Archery Association of India secretary general Pramod Chadurkar told PTI: "The tournament will now be held at the Yamuna Sports Complex, New Delhi.

India’s para archers claimed two medals on Thursday and stayed in the hunt for some more in the 7th Fazza Para Archery World Ranking Tournament in Dubai. Later, shyam sundar swami and Jyoti Baliyan added a silver to India’s tally finishing second to Russia’s Stepanida Artakhinova and Nail Gatin 158-155 in the compound open mixed team final.

India scripted history in the World Archery Para Championships here on Wednesday as the duo of shyam sundar swami and Jyoti Baliyan assured the country of at least a silver medal by reaching the final of compound mixed team open event.

After a spirited performance in the men's ranking round by Rakesh Kumar, the Indian mixed team of Jyoti Balyan and Rakesh is seeded 6th for the compound archery event here at the Yumenoshima Ranking Field.

India’s Vivek Chikara produced a stupendous performance on Thursday, as he clinched the gold medal in the men's recurve open event at the Asian Para Archery Championships in Bangkok.

India's para archery team is set to compete in six categories at the Paris Paralympics 2024, scheduled from August 29 to September 5 at Les Invalides. The team includes archers like Rakesh Kumar and Sheetal Devi. The events feature ranking rounds and eliminations for both individual and mixed team events in compound and recurve bows.

Indian archer Pooja on Sunday created history by becoming the first to enter the final in an individual section of the Para World Championships.

Para-archers Rakesh Kumar and shyam sundar swami set up an all-Indian men's compound open final after brilliant victories in the last four stage of the 7th Fazza Para Archery World Ranking tournament here.

India's top para-archers, including Tokyo Paralympics bronze medallist Harvinder Singh, will return to action at the World Archery Para Championships that begins on Wednesday.

Five years ago, national para archery coach Anil Joshi convinced shyam sundar swami's father, a vegetable seller in Bikaner, to sell whatever little ancestral property he had to buy archery equipment for his son.

Tokyo Paralympic bronze medallist Harvinder Singh received an opening-round bye in the men's individual open recurve event at the Dubai World Archery Para Championships.

Indian archer Rakesh Kumar on Saturday defeated Hong Kong's Ngai Ka Chuen 144-131 to win his 1/16 elimination match of men's individual compound event at the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics.

Indian para archers raised hopes of Paralympics medals just months before the mega event, claiming their highest haul in an international meet, winning five medals in the 7th Fazza Para Archery World Ranking Tournament that concluded in Dubai on Friday. India ended third on the medals table with two gold and three silver medals behind Turkey and Russia.

Indian compound archer Rakesh Kumar shot a career-best 699 points out of a possible 720 to grab the third place in the ranking round of the men's open section of the Paralympic Games here on Friday.

Churu police on Monday claimed to have solved the murder case of BSP leader Virendra Nangli with the arrest of three persons including the mastermind and shooter.

Indian archers secured two quota places each in the recurve and compound sections for next year's Tokyo Paralympics after dishing out superb performances at the World Para Championships on Friday.

Twenty-eight members of the Indian contingent, including athletes and officials, left for Tokyo Paralympic Games on Monday from Indira Gandhi International Airport.

Indian para-athlete Sheetal Devi qualified directly for the round of 16 at the Paris Paralympics in the women's individual compound open archery event with a score of 703 in the ranking round. Though Turkey's Oznur Girdi Cure set a higher record, Devi's achievements and inspiring background reflect her remarkable journey, including records at the 2022 Asian Para Games.

Rookie para archer Pooja Jatyan on Sunday scripted history as she became the first Indian to win a silver in an individual section of the Para World Championships.

Sheetal Devi, an archer from India who competes without arms, delivered a remarkable performance in the women's individual compound open ranking round at the Paris Paralympics on Thursday. Her impressive display earned her a second-place finish and secured her a spot directly in the round of 16.

India's para-athletes were at their best despite their administrators being in complete disarray, living up to the Olympic spirit of 'Faster, Higher, Stronger' in a record-shattering 2019 during which they delivered an unprecedented medal haul at world championships and secured the highest Paralympic quota places.

India announced its largest-ever contingent for the Paris 2024 Paralympics, featuring 84 athletes including 32 women. The team will compete in 12 sports, adding para-cycling, para-rowing, and blind judo. Medalists from Tokyo 2020, where India won 19 medals, will return, including Avani Lekhara and Sumit Antil.

Krishna Nagar added a gold medal, while his fellow shuttler Suhas Yathiraj clinched a silver on the final day of action at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. It took India's medal count to 19, including 5 gold, 8 silver and 6 bronze, making it the country's finest outing at the Paralympic Games.

Bhavinaben Patel on Friday scripted history by becoming the first Indian table tennis player to secure a medal in the Tokyo Paralympics, setting the tone for an upbeat contingent aiming for its best-ever finish at the Games. The 34-year-old, who was diagnosed with polio when she was 12, beat her Serbian opponent 11-5, 11-6, 11-7 in a quarterfinal match that lasted 18 minutes.