India made a superb start to the 12th day at the Asian Games 2026, with back-to-back gold medals in Archery — first the women’s compound team finished at the top of the podium, and the mixed team followed suit an hour later as teams successfully retained the crowns that India had won in the previous edition of the Games in Hangzhou.
India lost 0-2 to Vietnam in women’s quadrant Group A.
In the mixed team event, Chikitha Taniparthi and Sahil Jadhav showed nerves of steel to prevail over Korea’s Jungyoon Park and Choi Eun Gyu in a thrilling final, winning 158-157 after a shoot-off. India beat South Korea to win gold in compound mixed team event India (Jyothi Vennam, Chikitha Taniparthi, Prithika Pradeep) beat China 238-234 to win gold in the compound women’s team event. India beat Singapore 2-0 in women’s team quarterfinal, confirm medal.
Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Chikitha and Prithika Pradeep dominated the women’s clash against both South Korea in the semis and China in the finale. India into the trap mixed team final.
