India opened its medal tally at the Archery World Cup 2025 Stage 1 with a bronze in the men’s compound team event. The team of Abhishek Verma, Rishabh Yadav, and Ojas Deotale defeated Denmark 230-223 in the bronze medal match yesterday in Auburndale, USA.
Earlier, the Indian trio edged past Guatemala 220-218 in the quarter-finals but narrowly lost to Italy in the semi-finals.
The Archery World Cup features four stages held across different countries, with the Auburndale leg concluding on Sunday.
Notably, the compound mixed team event has been added to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic programme.