Aditi Gopichand: 16-year-old archer Aditi Gopichand breaks U-18 compound world record in Medellin | More sports News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Rising Indian star Aditi Gopichand achieved a historic feat on Tuesday by breaking the Under-18 world record in the women’s compound qualification round during the Archery World Cup Stage three in Medellin, Colombia.
At just 16 years old, Aditi scored an impressive total of 711 out of 720 points, surpassing the previous record of 705 points set by USA’s Liko Arreola recently in May.
“I feel amazing and I am very happy,” said the Indian teenager to World Archery.
“I didn’t expect that I was going to shoot like that and that score, but now I’m very happy with that score because I’m only 16 years old,” said Aditi, who is making her senior team debut at the Medellin event.

Another talented Indian archer, Jyothi Surekha Vennam, secured second place in the qualifiers with a total of 708 points. Praneet Kaur performed well and claimed the sixth position with 700 points, while Avneet Kaur secured the 28th position with 684 points.
The Indian women’s compound team, comprising Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Aditi Gopichand Swami, and Parneet Kaur, showcased their skills and accumulated a total score of 2,119 points. They narrowly missed out on breaking the world record of 2,120 points set by the Republic of Korea during the Asia Cup held in Singapore last week.
In the men’s compound qualifiers, former World Cup champion Abhishek Verma emerged as the highest-placed Indian. He finished in eighth place with 707 points in his first archery World Cup event of the year.

Ojas Pravin Deotale secured the 13th position with 703 points, Prathamesh Samadhan Jawkar finished in 19th place with one point less, and Rajat Chauhan closed the qualifiers in 28th place with 698 points.
The Indian compound men’s team, consisting of Abhishek Verma, Ojas Pravin Deotale, and Samadhan Jawkar, displayed their prowess and finished in second place with a total score of 2,112 points, trailing behind the USA.
The ongoing competition in Colombia commenced on June 13 and is set to conclude on June 18, providing an exciting platform for archers from around the world to showcase their talents.