Asian Games 2023: Indian men’s archery compound team bags gold, 21st gold for India

The Indian men’s archery compound teams consisting trio of Ojas Pravin Deotale, Abhishek Verma, and Prathamesh Jawkar beat the Republic of Korea 235-230 in the final to clinch the gold medal and reclaimed their title at the ongoing 19th Asian Games 2023.

Previously, India had won the title in the 2014 edition of the Asian Games. The Republic of Korea, however, had thrashed the Indian team in the 2018 final.

The Indian trio displayed a stellar performance and shot 58, 58, and 59 in the first three rounds while sealing the gold medal with a perfect 60 in the fourth round. Abhishek Verma, who was a part of the silver-medal winning team in 2018, upgraded the color of the medal to gold while Ojas Pravin Deotale and Prathamesh Jawkar secured their first men’s compound team title at the multisport event. This is 21st gold medal for India in the Asian Games 2023.

GOLD MEDAL No. 21 for India 🔥🔥🔥

Archery: Trio of Abhishek, Ojas & Prathmesh beat powerhouse South Korean team 235-230 in Final of Men's Compound Team event.

Medal count: 84

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— India_AllSports (@India_AllSports) October 5, 2023

In the semifinal match of the archery compound men’s team, the Indian trio defeated Chinese Taipei’s Cheng-Wei Chang, Chieh-Lun Chen, and Cheng-Jui Yan and Cheng-Jui Yang by 224-235.

SAI congratulates

Sports Authority of India (SAI) shared a post on microblogging platform X, the caption reads, “HATTRICK FOR THE DAY 🇮🇳’s Compound Archers @archer_abhishek, and #KheloIndiaAthletes Ojas, and Prathamesh clinch the coveted GOLD, defeating Korea by a score of 235-230 at the #AsianGames2022 With this victory, India makes a hattrick, marking the 3rd gold medal of the day. Many Many Congratulations, champs”.

🥇HATTRICK FOR THE DAY🥇

🇮🇳's Compound Archers @archer_abhishek, and #KheloIndiaAthletes Ojas, and Prathamesh clinch the coveted GOLD, defeating Korea by a score of 235-230 at the #AsianGames2022 🏹🥇

With this victory, India makes a hattrick, marking the 3️⃣rd gold medal of… pic.twitter.com/OjPwSfYbGS

— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) October 5, 2023

Earlier in the day, the Indian women’s compound team featuring Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Aditi Gopichand, and Parneet Kaur had also won the gold medal. Jyothi Surekha Vennam will also feature in the women’s compound individual gold medal match with Ojas Pravin Deotale. Meanwhile, Ojas Pravin Deotale and Abhishek Verma will face each other in the men’s compound individual final.