India Open Day 12 of Asian Games With Two Compound Archery Golds, Priya Ghanghas’ Bronze; Lovlina Borgohain Secures Silver
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India added two gold medals and a bronze to its Asian Games tally on Wednesday as its compound archers dominated the competition in Okazaki, while boxer Priya Ghanghas secured bronze in the women’s 60kg category.
India Defend Women’s Compound Team Gold
Chikitha Taniparthi, Prithika Pradeep and Jyothi Surekha Vennam defeated China 238-234 in the women’s compound team final at Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square to defend India’s gold medal.
The Indian trio equalled the world record score of 238, set by South Korea in 2014. After edging past South Korea in the semi-final, India led 119-116 at halfway and held firm under pressure to seal the gold.
India had won silver in the event in 2018 and bronze in 2014.
Chikitha, Sahil Win Gold After Shoot-Off
Chikitha Taniparthi and Sahil Jadhav won the compound mixed team gold after defeating South Korea in a shoot-off following a 157-157 tie.
Chikitha and Sahil held their nerve to win the shoot-off 20-19, with Chikitha hitting a 10 before Sahil matched it. The victory gave Chikitha her second gold of the Games and secured India a quota place for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, where compound mixed team archery will make its debut.
Priya Ghanghas Secures Boxing Bronze
Indian boxer Priya Ghanghas finished with a bronze medal in the women's 60kg category after losing 1-4 to China's Yang Chengyu in the semi-final at Nishio Gymnasium.
Priya, the reigning Commonwealth Games champion, produced an attacking performance but struggled to break through Yang's compact defence.
The Chinese boxer won the opening round 3-2 before taking the second and third rounds 4-1 on the judges' scorecards.
Priya had reached the semi-finals after beating Tajikistan's Mijgona Samadova 5-0 in the quarter-finals. She had earlier stunned two-time world medallist Oh Yeonji of South Korea in the pre-quarterfinals.
Yang will face Chinese Taipei's Lin Yu-ting, the Paris Olympic champion, in the final.
Boxer Lovelina Enters in Final
Lovlina Borgohain edged past Kazakhstan’s Natalya Bogdanova 3-2 in a closely fought split decision in the women’s 75kg semi-final to enter the Asian Games final. The Indian boxer did enough in the earlier rounds to secure the judges’ verdict despite Bogdanova taking the final round.
India Eye More Medals
The women's squash team of Tanvi Khanna, Anahat Singh and Joshana Chinappa also advanced to the semi-finals after beating Singapore, assuring India of another medal.
India entered the day after a strong athletics campaign and remained in contention for medals across shooting, archery, squash and wrestling.
The country's archers have now delivered two gold medals on Day 12,taking India's gold-medal tally to eight.
