Olympians Mangal Singh Champia and Jayanta Talukdar fail to make it in the 16-member Indian archery squad for the Asian Games 2018. However, Services archer Vishwas made a comeback to the squad. The Bareilly born lad was part of India’s Asian Games bronze medal-winning team in Doha 2006 and last represented the country at the stage two World Cup in Antalya in June last year.
Vishwas, who hails from Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh, was part of India’s Asian Games bronze medal-winning team in Doha 2006. He last represented the country at the stage two World Cup in Antalya in June last year.
India did not win a medal in recurve event of Incheon Asian Games and Atanu Das will be India’s best bet in the recurve event, who is the biggest hope after his 5th spot finish in the Rio Olympics. Das is the only non-Army archer in the four member squad of men’s recurve team alongside Sukchain Singh, Vishwas, Jagdish Choudhary
2010 Asian Games silver medalist Tarundeep Rai skipped the trial.
Former world number one Deepika Kumari also made it into the team but finished second to Assamese archer Promila Daimary in the women’s recurve section.
Abhishek Verma made the cut in compound event, who topped the trial held in SAI Sonipat.
Bengal’s Trisha Deb will spearhead the women’s compound section alongside Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Muskan Kiran and Madhumita Kumari.
Mixed pair event will make debut at the Indonesia Asian Games in August. Whereas, the compound section will not feature in individual events, reducing it to a race for three gold medals.
This squad will get enough exposure as it will compete in World Cup Stage 4 in Berlin from July 16-22. The Asian Games 2018 starts in Jakarta and Palembang from August 18 to September 2.
Indian archery squad for the Asian Games 2018
Recurve (Men’s): Atanu Das (PSPB), Sukchain Singh, Vishwas, Jagdish Choudhary (all SSCB).
(Women’s): Promila Daimary (Assam), Deepika Kumari & Ankita Bhakat ( Jharkhand), Laxmirani Majhi (RSPB).
Compound (Men’s): Abhishek Verma (Delhi), Aman Saini (Delhi), Rajat Chauhan (Rajasthan), Sangamprit Bisla (Punjab).
(Women’s): Muskan Kiran (MP), Jyothi Surekha Vennam (AP), Trisha Deb (Bengal), Madhumita Kumari (Jharkhand)
PSPB- Petroleum Sports Promotion Board
RSPB: Railway Sports Promotion Board
SSCB: Services Sports Control Board
