Archery World Cup Madrid: Meet 16-Member Indian Squad

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The Archery World Cup 2025 heads to its fourth and final stop in Madrid. A total of 336 archers from 49 countries will battle between July 8 and 13 to grab the crucial points to qualify for the World Cup Final in Nanjing. 

India have sent a 16-member contingent to the Spanish capital, headlined by Deepika Kumari.   

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Four-time Olympian Deepika, who has 37 Archery World Cup medals,  clinched bronze in the women’s individual recurve at Stage 2 in Shanghai earlier this year.

Jyothi Surekha Vennam, an Asian Games gold medallist, meanwhile, will take charge of the women’s compound team. She will be joined by  Parneet Kaur and 16-year-old Prithika Pradeep, who is set for her World Cup debut.

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Olympian Atanu Das, Asian Games silver medallist Abhishek Verma, compound world champion Aditi Swami and Shanghai leg gold medallist Madhura Dhamangaonkar are some of the big names to have missed out in the Madrid leg. 

Meanwhile,  veteran Tarundeep Rai returns to the recurve squad.

The 2025 Archery World Cup Final scheduled in October will feature the individual champions (both recurve and compound) from each of the four World Cup stages.

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Archery World Cup Madrid 2025: India team

  • Recurve Men: Dhiraj Bommadevara, Neeraj Chauhan, Rahul, Tarundeep Rai
  • Recurve Women: Ankita Bhakat, Gatha Anandrao Khadake, Deepika Kumari, Sharvari Somnath Shende
  • Compound Men: Prathamesh Fuge, Priyansh, Aman Saini, Rishabh Yadav
  • Compound Women: Parneet Kaur, Prithika Pradeep, Chikitha Taniparthi, Jyothi Surekha Vennam

Also Read: Archery World Cup Madrid 2025: Schedule, Venue, Where To Watch Live

Archery World Cup Madrid 2025: Schedule

All times are Indian standard time (IST)

DateEventsStart Time
Tuesday, July 8Compound qualifying rounds9:00 PM onwards
Wednesday, July 9Compound team eliminations, compound bronze medals

Recurve qualifying rounds

1:15 PM onwards
Thursday, July 10Recurve team eliminations, recurve bronze medals

Individual compound eliminations

1:15 PM onwards
Friday, July 11Recurve & compound mixed team eliminations

Individual recurve eliminations

1:15 PM onwards
Saturday, July 12All compound gold medal matches

Individual + mixed team compound bronze medal matches

1:32 PM onwards
Sunday, July 13All recurve gold medal matches

Individual + mixed team recurve bronze medal matches

1:32 PM onwards