The 2023 World Archery Youth Championships was held in Limerick, Ireland from July 3 to July 9. India was second most successful country at the competition, with a total of 11 medals -- six gold, one silver and four bronze.
South Korea topped the charts with 11 medals, including six gold and four silver medals.
The Youth Championships were held for Under-18 and Under-21 categories in recurve and compound archery events. More than 500 archers from 58 countries participated in the world event.
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India had sent 12 archers in each of the age categories. Compound archers Priyansh and Avneet Kaur won two gold medals each. While the duo teamed up to win the U-21 compound mixed team, Priyansh also won the U-21 compound men's individual event. Avneet Kaur, Parneet Kaur and Pragati bagged the U-21 compound women's team gold.
Priyansh IS ON FIRE 🔥
— World Archery (@worldarchery) July 8, 2023
The Indian archer takes his second gold of the competition. 🇮🇳🥇#WorldArchery pic.twitter.com/r3x5Y3TQvH
Here's a complete list of Indian medal winners:
Full list of Indian medalists at World Archery Youth Championships 2023
Member(s) | Category | Medal |
Parth Suhant Salunkhe | U-21 recurve men's individual | Gold medal |
Bhajan Kaur | U-21 recurve women's individual | Bronze medal |
Ridhi, Parth Suhant Salunkhe | U-21 recurve mixed team | Bronze medal |
Priyansh | U-21 compound men's individual | Gold medal |
Avneet Kaur, Parneet Kaur, Pragati | U-21 compound women's team | Gold medal |
Avneet Kaur, Priyansh | U-21 compound mixed team | Gold medal |
Ujjwal Dhama, Goldi Mishra, Agastay Singh | U-18 recurve men's team | Bronze medal |
Aditi Gopichand Swami | U-18 compound women's individual | Gold medal |
Manav Jadhao, Pawan Gat, Ganesh Thirumuru | U-18 compound men's team | Silver medal |
Aishwarya Sharma, Aditi Gopichand Swami, Ekta Rani | U-18 compound women's team | Gold medal |
Aishwarya Sharma, Manav Jadhao | U-18 compound mixed team | Bronze medal |
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