World Archery: Aditi, Ojas crowned compound champions

India’s Aditi Gopichand Swami and Ojas Pravin Deotale won gold medals in the women's and men’s individual compound events, respectively, at the World Archery Championships 2023 in Berlin, Germany on Saturday. Ojas Deotale created history when he defeated Lukasz Przybylski of Poland 150-149 in a thrilling final to become the new world champion in Men's Individual compound event.

First Indian man to win an individual world title. #ArcheryNews #WorldArchery @truball_axcel pic.twitter.com/A4PzqqIHGe

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The 17-year-old Aditi Gopichand Swami, seeded sixth, defeated Andrea Becerra of Mexico 149-147 in the final to become the youngest archer to win an individual event at the senior world championships.

Aditi Swami gets the FIRST individual WORLD TITLE for India.
The 17-year-old prodigy is now the world champion. #WorldArchery pic.twitter.com/oBbtgxyzq3

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India finished the Berlin archery meet with four medals - three golds and one bronze. All the medals were won by compound archers. The medal tally was India’s best haul at the world championships. India had never bagged a gold medal since the championships began in 1931.

India’s medal winners

Aditi Gopichand Swami - gold medal in women's individual compound,

Ojas Pravin Deotale - gold medal in men’s individual compound, 

Jyothi Surekha Vennam - bronze medal in women's individual compound, J

yothi Surekha Vennam, Parneet Kaur and Aditi Gopichand Swami - gold medal in women's compound team