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Dhiraj Bommadevara wins golden double at Archery World Cup Stage 3 in Antalya

Monday, 15 June 2026· 5 min read·Source: The Economic Times

Indian archer Dhiraj Bommadevara completed a golden double at the Archery World Cup 2026 Stage 3 in Antalya, Turkiye, around June 14-15, 2026. The 24-year-old won his maiden individual recurve gold, beating Paris Olympics bronze medallist Lee Woo-seok of South Korea 7-3 — India's first men's individual recurve gold at a World Cup since Atanu Das in 2021. Hours earlier, he and 17-year-old Kumkum Mohod upset Olympic champions South Korea 5-1 to clinch the recurve mixed team gold, marking a standout campaign for Indian recurve archery.

Key Facts & Details

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Dhiraj Bommadevara won a golden double at Archery World Cup Stage 3, Antalya.
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He took men's individual recurve gold, beating Lee Woo-seok (South Korea) 7-3.
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It was India's first men's individual recurve WC gold since Atanu Das (2021).
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With Kumkum Mohod, he won recurve mixed team gold, beating South Korea 5-1.
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Kumkum Mohod is a 17-year-old rising archer.

Deep Dive

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Recurve is the Olympic discipline of archery; India has been strengthening its recurve squad.
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Beating South Korea — the dominant archery nation — is a notable achievement.
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Dhiraj is from Vijayawada and rose despite early financial hardship.

Exam Focus

Which Indian archer won a golden double at the 2026 Archery World Cup Stage 3 in Antalya?

Exam Relevance & Angle

Medal wins at world events are sports GA, tested on the athlete, the discipline (recurve archery) and the venue.

Target Exams

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Background & Context

The Archery World Cup, organised by World Archery, is a season-long series of stages (tournaments) leading to a final. Recurve is the Olympic form of archery. Dhiraj Bommadevara, a 24-year-old archer from Vijayawada, has emerged as a leading Indian recurve archer, having competed at the Paris 2024 Olympics. South Korea is traditionally the world's most dominant archery nation, so Indian wins over Korean archers are significant. Kumkum Mohod, a teenage talent, partnered Dhiraj for the mixed-team title at Antalya (Turkiye), Stage 3 of the 2026 World Cup.