Indian archer Neeraj beats compatriot Dhiraj to bag bronze at Asiad

Indian archer Neeraj Chauhan defeated his compatriot Dhiraj Bommadevara 6-4 to bag the bronze medal in the men's individual recurve event at the Asian Games 2026 on Saturday. Neeraj registered scores of 29-26, 27-28, 28-29, 30-28, 29-28 in the bronze medal play-off. Notably, this is India’s first medal in the event since Tarundeep Rai’s silver in 2010.