The national Indian governing body of archery as a sport in India is the Archery Association of India.
Deepika Kumari is the first Indian archer to achieve World Number 1 rank in women's individual recurve. She achieved this feat on 14 June in 2012. She again achieved the feat by reaching #1 rank on 28 June 2021. She has won an individual gold medal in archery at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, beating Olympic bronze medalist Alison Williamson. She has also won 5 medals in World Cup Finals which include 4 individual silver medal. She has also won 2 silver medals in World Archery Championships as part of the women's recurve team.
Dola Banerjee became first Indian world champion in archery by winning the gold medal in the women's individual recurve competition at the Archery World Cup Final held at Dubai in November 2007. Dola Banerjee is the second woman archer to be honored with the Arjuna award by the Government of India in 2005.Idol Dola becomes an icon- Hindustan Times In Commonwealth Games 2010 in New Delhi, she won gold medal in women's team recurve with Deepika Kumari.
Rajat Chauhan is the first Indian archer to win a silver medal in men's individual compound event in World Archery Championships. He achieved this feat at 2015 World Archery Championships.
Jyothi Surekha is the first India female archer to win an individual medal in women's individual compound event in World Archery Championships. She won a bronze medal at 2019 World Archery Championships.
Rahul Banerjee won a gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, in the individual recurve event and a team bronze medal. Banerjee received the Arjuna Award in 2011.
Another notable Indian archer is three-time Olympian Limba Ram. Ram set a world record in 1992 at the Asian Archery Championships held that year in Beijing.
Medal table Competition GoldSilverBronze TotalParalympic Games1023World Championships410317World Cup Finals28414World Cup484351142Asian Games66719Commonwealth Games3148 Total 64 68 71 203 Updated till 13th September, 2026
Recurve rankings
Men's individual ChangeRankingArcherPoints 8 Dhiraj Bommadevara 225.5 29 Atanu Das 119 47 Rahul Pawariya 94 58 Parth Salunkhe 86 71 Neeraj Chauhan 73 112 Devaang Gupta 50.5 122 Adroit Sachin Gupta 46 132 Tarundeep Rai 42 157 Yashdeep Bhoge 36 162 Vishnu Choudhary 35Last updated: 29 July 2026 | Source: World Archery
Women's individual ChangeRankingArcherPoints 16 Deepika Kumari 173.5 21 Ankita Bhakat 164.5 24 Simranjeet Kaur 144 52 Kumkum Mohod 88 58 Kirti Sharma 82 96 Gatha Khadake 56 112 Anshika Kumari 47 126 Sangeeta 42 130 Basanti Mahato 41.375 158 Ridhi 34Last updated: 29 July 2026 | Source: World Archery
Men's team ChangeRankingTeamPoints 7 183Last updated: 29 July 2026 | Source: World Archery
Women's team ChangeRankingTeamPoints 6 216Last updated: 14 September 2025 | Source: World Archery
Mixed team ChangeRankingTeamPoints 7 199Last updated: 29 July 2026 | Source: World Archery
Compound rankings
Men's individual ChangeRankingArcherPoints 6 Rishabh Yadav 211 7 Abhishek Verma 202.5 16 Prathamesh Fuge 159 18 Priyansh Kumar 144 22 Kushal Dalal 133 41 Ojas Deotale 80 57 Prathamesh Jawkar 66 67 Sahil Jadhav 60 80 Ganesh Thirumuru 50 89 Uday Kamboj 45Last updated: 14 September 2025 | Source: World Archery
Women's individual ChangeRankingArcherPoints 4 Jyothi Surekha 281 15 Parneet Kaur 144 22 Aditi Swami 110 29 Avneet Kaur 88 80 Chikitha Taniparthi 41.5 88 Kumud Saini 40 139 Muskan Kirar 24.75 142 Tejal Salve 24 150 Pragati Choudhary 23 154 Sakshi Chaudhary 22.5Last updated: 17 April 2025 | Source: World Archery
Men's team ChangeRankingTeamPoints 3 227Last updated: 14 September 2025 | Source: World Archery
Women's team ChangeRankingTeamPoints 2 256Last updated: 14 September 2025 | Source: World Archery
Mixed team ChangeRankingTeamPoints 1 252Last updated: 14 September 2025 | Source: World Archery
Para rankings Recurve
Men's individual open ChangeRankingArcherPoints 1 Harvinder Singh 177 28 Vivek Chikara 58.75 31 Sahil 53 56 Dhanna Ram Godara 26 81 Parveen 12Last updated: 17 April 2025 | Source: World Archery
Women's individual ChangeRankingArcherPoints 4 Pooja Jatyan 130.5 24 Pooja Khanna 61.5 41 Bhawna 30.5Last updated: 17 April 2025 | Source: World Archery
Mixed Team ChangeRankingTeamPoints 2 154.25Last updated: 17 April 2025 | Source: World Archery
Compound
Men's individual ChangeRankingArcherPoints 2 Rakesh Kumar 148 13 Shyam Sunder Swami 89 38 Suraj Singh 50.75 75 Mohd Shavej 20Last updated: 17 April 2025 | Source: World Archery
Women's individual ChangeRankingArcherPoints 4 Jyothi Surekha 281 15 Parneet Kaur 144 22 Aditi Swami 110 29 Avneet Kaur 88 80 Chikitha Taniparthi 41.5 88 Kumud Saini 40 139 Muskan Kirar 24.75 142 Tejal Salve 24 150 Pragati 23 154 Sakshi Chaudhary 22.5Last updated: 17 April 2025 | Source: World Archery
Men's Team ChangeRankingTeamPoints 2 232Last updated: 17 April 2025 | Source: World Archery
Women's Team ChangeRankingTeamPoints 1 280Last updated: 17 April 2025 | Source: World Archery
Mixed Team ChangeRankingTeamPoints 1 268Last updated: 17 April 2025 | Source: World Archery
Notable performance at Olympics Year Event Player Result Rank2004 Women's team Dola BanerjeeReena KumariSumangala Sharma Quarter-finals 52008 Women's team Dola BanerjeeBombayala DeviPranitha Vardhineni Quarter-finals 62016 Women's team Deepika KumariBombayla DeviLaxmirani Majhi Quarter-finals 72020 Mixed team Deepika KumariPravin Jadhav Quarter-finals 6 Men's team Atanu DasPravin JadhavTarundeep Rai Quarter-finals 8 Women's individual Deepika Kumari Quarter-finals 82024 Mixed team Dhiraj BommadevaraAnkita Bhakat Semi-finals 4 Men's team Dhiraj BommadevaraTarundeep RaiPravin Jadhav Quarter-finals 5 Women's team Bhajan KaurDeepika KumariAnkita Bhakat Quarter-finals 5 Women's individual Deepika Kumari Quarter-finals 8
List of National Sports award recipients in Archery, showing the year, award, and gender
Year Recipient Award Gender1981 Arjuna Award Female1989 Arjuna Award Male1991 Arjuna Award Male1992 Arjuna Award Male2005 Arjuna Award Female2005 Arjuna Award Male2006 Arjuna Award Male2009 Arjuna Award Male2011 Arjuna Award Male2012 Arjuna Award Female2012 Arjuna Award Female2013 Arjuna Award Female2014 Arjuna Award Male2015 Arjuna Award Male2016 Arjuna Award Male2017 Arjuna Award Female2020 Arjuna Award Male2018 Dhyan Chand Award Male2019 Dhyan Chand Award Male2007 Dronacharya Award Male2013 Dronacharya Award Female2020 Dronacharya Award Male2022 Dronacharya Award Male
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See also
Archery Association of India Indian Archers
References
External links Website of Archery Association of India