Shoot-off thriller! Chikitha-Sahil win India’s second archery gold at Asian Games 2026, seal LA28 quota

India’s compound archery marketing campaign on the Asian Games produced one other gold medal on Wednesday as Chikitha Taniparthi and Sahil Jadhav held their nerve to edge South Korea in a dramatic shoot-off.The Indian pair completed the regulation contest locked at 157-157 towards South Korea’s Yonghee Choi and Park Jungyoon. With the gold medal determined by a shoot-off, India produced 20 factors, whereas Korea managed 19 to clinch the title.The victory gave India its second gold medal in archery on the Asian Games on Wednesday. Earlier within the day, the Indian ladies’s compound crew comprising Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Prithika Pradeep had crushed China to assert goldAsian Games Full Coverage|Schedule|Medal TallyThe triumph additionally carries significance past the Asian Games. The end result secures India a a quota place for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, the place compound archery is about to make its Olympic debut.