India have fielded a star-studded contingent for the upcoming Archery World Cup 2023 Stage 2 to be held in Shanghai, China from May 16-21.
Created in 2006, the Archery World Cup is the premier annual event that pits the best archers in the world against each other .
There aren't any qualifiers for this event, with participants being invited according to the rankings. The tournament features Recurve and Compound bow styles with men and women competing separately in each category respectively.
Apart from an Olympic year, the tournament has four stages before a grand final to crown the final winner.
In the first stage in 2023, which was held in Antalya, Turkey, the Indian mixed contingent won four medals. Jyoti Surekha Vennam was India's star performer in the Compound section winning a gold medal individually, as well as with the mixed compound team. The men's recurve team won the silver medal, with China getting the jump on them for the gold medal.
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Along with Vennam, Dhiraj Bommadevara put up a promising display, winning the bronze medal at the young age of 21. Both athletes are part of India's contingent as they travel to Shanghai hoping to one-up their performance in Turkey. In total a team of 24 members will travel to Shanghai.
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What is India's squad for Archery World Cup 2023?
Men’s recurve: Dhiraj Bommadevara, Neeraj Chauhan, Atanu Das, Tarundeep Rai
Women’s recurve: Bhajan Kaur, Ankita Bhakat, Aditi Jaiswal, Simranjeet Kaur
Men’s compound: Rajat Chauhan, Ojas Pravin Deotale, Prathamesh Samadhan Jawkar, Rishabh Yadav
Women’s recurve: Avneet Kaur, Aditi Gopichand Swami, Jyothi Surekha Vennam
What is India's schedule at the Archery World Cup 2023?
All in Indian Standard Time (IST)
| Date | Event | Time |
| May 16 | Qualification round for compound archers (men and women) | 11:30 am |
| May 17 | Compound team elimination matches (men and women) | 6:30 am |
| May 17 | Compound women team bronze medal match | 8:15 am |
| May 17 | Compound men team bronze medal match | 8:45 am |
| May 17 | Qualification round for recurve archers (men and women) | 11:30 am |
| May 18 | Recurve team elimination matches (men and women) | 6:30 am |
| May 18 | Recurve men team bronze medal match | 8:45 am |
| May 18 | Recurve women team bronze medal match | 9:15 am |
| May 18 | Individual compound elimination matches (men and women) | 11:30 am |
| May 19 | Mixed team elimination matches (compound and recurve) | 6:30 am |
| May 19 | Individual recurve elimination matches (men and women) | 11:30 am |
| May 20 | Compound team finals | 7:30 am |
| May 20 | Compound individual finals | 11:30 am |
| May 21 | Recurve team finals | 7:30 am |
| May 21 | Recurve individual finals | 11:30 am |
The full schedule for the second stage of the Archery World Cup to be held in Shanghai can be found here.
How to watch Archery World Cup 2023 in India?
Live streaming of the Archery World Cup 2023 Shanghai compound and recurve finals will be available on SonyLiv on May 20 and 21. The Archery World Cup 2023 Shanghai finals will be telecast live on the Sony TEN 2 and Sony TEN 2 HD TV channels in India.
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