Archery World Championships 2023: Which Indians are participating and how to watch

08-01-2023
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World Archery

The Archery World Championships 2023 is set to start on Tuesday, August 1 in Berlin, Germany.

The Archery event will serve as a platform for archers across the world including Indians to grab Paris Olympics 2024 quotas.

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The three best-placed recurve teams in the men’s and women’s categories will earn three quota places each, accounting for 18 (nine each for men and women) of the 24 quotas on offer.

The highest-ranked individual recurve archers from contingents which did not make the top three in team events can also earn six (three per gender) quota places for their countries.

A maximum of one quota will be awarded per country on the basis of individual performances.

Which Indians are taking part in the World Archery Championships 2023?

India have sent a 12-person contingent which includes male and female archers.

Asian Games 2018 gold medalist Abhishek Verma and former World Championships silver medalist Jyothi Surekha will spearhead the Indian challenge in Berlin.

Women’s recurve

Bhajan Kaur, Ankita Bhakat, Simranjeet Kaur

Men’s recurve

Dhiraj Bommadevara, Mrinal Chauhan, Tushar Prabhakar Shelke

Women’s compound

Parneet Kaur, Aditi Gopichand Swami, Jyothi Surekha Vennam

Men’s compound

Ojas Pravin Deotale, Prathamesh Jawkar, Abhishek Verma

How to watch the World Archery Championships 2023?

While the event will not be telecast on TV, it can be streamed live via World Archery's YouTube channel.