Asian Para Games 2026: Harvinder Singh, Vijay Sundi Win Gold in Men’s Recurve Doubles

The Indian team excelled at the 2026 Asian Para Games in the field of archery. The Indian archers Harvinder Singh and Vijay Sundi clinched the gold medal in men’s recurve doubles category. The Indian duo managed to beat the Chinese team 5-1 to secure the gold medal position. On the other hand, in the women’s recurve doubles event, the Indian archers Bhavna Chaudhary and Pooja Jatyan had to settle with the silver medal after losing to the Chinese archers 0-6.

Harvinder Singh and Vijay Sundi beat the Chinese duo Duo Yun and Zhao Lixue 5-1 in the final of the men’s para-recurve doubles event. The event took place at Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square in Nagoya. In the final, the Indian duo played excellently to claim the gold medal. The first set ended in a tie with scores of 35-35. In the second set, the Indians scored 37-36 and 38-36 in the third set respectively. Harvinder and Vijay won the title by winning two consecutive sets.

In the women's para-recurve doubles final, India's Bhavna Chaudhary and Pooja Jatyan lost 0-6 to China's Gao Zihan and Wang Xueqian. The Indian pair trailed the Chinese archers in all three sets. India scored 31 points in the first set, 30 in the second, and 29 in the third. The Chinese pair won the gold medal, scoring 38, 35, and 39 points respectively. With this defeat, Bhavna and Pooja won the silver medal, leaving India with a gold and a silver medal in archery.