Archery News
Competition results, world records, gear launches and the stories shaping the sport — all sourced and dated.
Virginia 4-H Archery Team Wins First-Ever National Title
Virginia's 4-H archery team took the overall championship at the 4-H Shooting Sports National Championships in Grand Island, Nebraska — the first time the state has ever placed first at nationals.
India's Compound Women Take Silver in Madrid, Eye Asian Games Gold
Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Prithika Vaddichar, and Chikita Taniparthi finished runners-up at the Archery World Cup Stage 4 in Madrid, losing the final to Colombia. Now the trio is targeting the Asian Games.
17-Year-Old Prithika Takes Bronze, India Silvers in Madrid
Prithika Pradeep won her first World Cup medal in Madrid on Saturday, beating Turkey's Hazal Burun 145-142 in the women's compound bronze match. India also claimed silver in the team event, losing the final 228-232 to Colombia.
Gazoz shuts out Nespoli 6-0 to take Madrid World Cup gold
Mete Gazoz swept Mauro Nespoli in straight sets Sunday to win the recurve men's gold at the 2026 Archery World Cup in Madrid. The 6-0 result capped a bronze-silver-gold progression across the season's three stages.
India Blows 3-1 Lead, Loses Recurve Mixed Bronze in Madrid
Dhiraj Bommadevara and Kirti Sharma let a 3-1 advantage slip against Italy, falling 3-5 in the bronze medal match at Archery World Cup Stage 4. India's recurve squad finished Madrid empty-handed.
Rain Stops World Cup Stage 4 With Jadhav Sitting Third
Sahil Jadhav posted 356 points across 36 arrows to sit third in men's compound qualification at Archery World Cup Stage 4 in Madrid before persistent rain shut play down. The full 72-arrow round wasn't completed.
Two Barren County Archers Compete at NASP Nationals in Daytona
Cayden Herald and Gracie Jones represented Barren County High School at the 2026 NASP Championship in Daytona Beach, each competing in both bullseye and 3-D events against fields topping 1,000 archers.
India Sends 16 to Madrid for World Cup Stage 4 Finale
Dhiraj Bommadevara, Kumkum Anil Mohod, and Jyothi Surekha Vennam headline a 16-member Indian squad at Archery World Cup 2026 Stage 4 in Madrid — the circuit's final stop before the World Cup Final in Saltillo, Mexico.
India's Compound Slump Meets Its Biggest Test in Madrid
Indian compound archers arrive at World Cup Stage 4 in Madrid in rough shape — one gold and a bronze from three stages this season, including a blank in Antalya. It's their last tune-up before the Asian Games in Japan (Sept. 19–Oct. 4).
Jyothi Surekha Vennam Gets Silver After Mexico's Bernal Fails Doping Test
World Archery has upgraded Jyothi Surekha Vennam's 2025 World Cup Final result from bronze to silver after Mexico's Marina Bernal was disqualified for an anti-doping violation. Great Britain's Ella Gibson picks up the bronze in the revised standings.
World Champ Mariana Bernal Gets 3-Year Ban, Misses LA 2028
Mexican compound archer Mariana Bernal tested positive for nandrolone and accepted a three-year ban that rules her out of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. She also loses her 2025 World Cup Finals title.
Hurley Archery Sends 14 to World Archery Tournament in Daytona
The Hurley Archery team traveled to Daytona, Florida on June 18 for the World Archery Tournament, with 14 athletes competing on the national stage. Multiple personal bests landed across both Bullseye and 3D formats.
World Archery Adds Nigeria's Abdullahi to Commonwealth Games Committee
World Archery has confirmed five appointments to its Commonwealth Games Committee, including Mohammed Baba Abdullahi of the Nigeria Archery Federation. The move comes as the federation pushes for archery's inclusion in Commonwealth Games programmes.
Dhiraj Beats Korea Twice to Win Double Gold at Antalya World Cup
B. Dhiraj claimed two recurve gold medals at World Cup Stage 3 in Antalya on June 14, beating Korean archers in both the mixed team final and the individual final.
India Beat Olympic Champ South Korea for Mixed Team Gold in Antalya
Dhiraj Bommadevara and Kumkum Mohod defeated Oh Yejin and Kim Je Deok 5-1 in the recurve mixed team final at the Archery World Cup in Antalya. First World Cup gold in the event for both Indian archers.
Dhiraj & Kumkum Reach Recurve Mixed Final at World Cup Stage 3
The Indian pair beat Denmark, USA, and Germany in straight sets to lock up at least a silver in Antalya. They'll face Korea's Kim Je Deok and Oh Yejin for gold.
Dhiraj Bommadevara reaches semis, chases two medals in Antalya
Dhiraj Bommadevara swept through three consecutive 6-2 wins to reach the recurve men's individual semifinals at World Cup Stage 3. He's already in the mixed team final alongside Kumkum Mohod — two medals are on the table.
World Archery takes live production in-house, cuts costs in 18 months
World Archery has adopted Appear's X Platform to run its own live broadcast operation, ditching third-party partners and centralising production at its Lausanne Excellence Centre. Fourteen events are already done; 12 more are slated this summer.
India's Women Shock China for Recurve Team Gold at Shanghai World Cup Stage 2
The Indian women's recurve team beat China in a 28–26 shoot-off to claim gold at Stage 2 of the 2026 Hyundai Archery World Cup.
Ellison, Sebastian, Schloesser & Gibson Crowned 2026 Indoor World Series Champions
The 2026 Indoor Archery World Series titles were settled at the Vegas finale, with dramatic shoot-offs deciding the compound crowns.
Hoyt's 2026 Lineup Debuts the Press-Free XTS Tuning System
Hoyt's 2026 range is headlined by the Carbon RX-10 and aluminium Alpha AX-3, both built around a tuning system that corrects left/right and high/low without a bow press.
Mathews Launches Its 2026 Flagship Hunting Line — the ARC 30 & ARC 34
Mathews' 2026 flagships get a new SWX-2 cam with perimeter-weight technology — and the Silent Connect System now lives in the riser itself.
Kim Woo-jin Sets a New Recurve Men's World Record of 709
Olympic champion Kim Woo-jin scored 709 out of 720 in the 70m round at a Korean national championship, resetting the sport's blue-riband benchmark.
India Win First-Ever Men's Compound Team Gold at the 2025 World Championships
At Gwangju 2025, India's men's compound team beat France 235–233 for the nation's first-ever men's compound team world title.
Jimmy Lutz Smashes a Decade-Old Compound World Record With 719/720
American compound archer James 'Jimmy' Lutz shot 719 out of a possible 720 in qualification, breaking a record that had stood since 2016.
Compound Archery Confirmed for the 2028 Olympics — a Historic First
The IOC has added a compound mixed team event to the LA28 archery programme — the first new bow style at the Games since archery's 1972 reintroduction.