Archery World Championships 2021

• 28 Sep 2021

India won three silver medals at the 2021 World Archery Championships, held in Yankton, United States.

Event Category & Winner (Silver)

• Women’s Compound (Individual): Jyothi Surekha Vennam
• Women’s Compound (Team): Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Muskar Kirar and Priya Gurjar
• Compound Mixed (Team): Abhishek Verma and Jyothi Surekha Vennam

Source: world archery

Highlight

• Vennam Jyothi Surekha of Vijayawada became the first Indian woman archer to win three silver medals at a world championship. She won medal in each of the above three categories.
• According to World Archery, India “has collected the most medals by any country to have never won a world title, appearing in nine title matches and leaving with the silver each time, as well as winning two bronze medals.”