World Youth Archery 2025

Current Context: The World Archery Youth Championships 2025 were held from 17–24 August in Winnipeg, Canada. India won 8 medals and ranked 2nd overall, just behind South Korea.

• Golds: Chikitha Taniparthi (U21 Compound Women), Sharvari Shende (U18 Recurve Women), U18 & U21 Compound Men’s Teams.
• Silvers: Prithika Pradeep (U18 Compound Women), U18 Mixed Compound Team.
• Bronzes: U18 Recurve Women’s Team, U18 Mixed Recurve Team.
• Chikitha became the first Indian woman to win U21 Compound Gold.
• Sharvari joined legends Deepika Kumari & Komalika Bari as U18 Recurve World Champion.

Question:

Q.1 Which Indian archer joined Deepika Kumari and Komalika Bari as U18 Recurve World Champion in 2025?
a) Prithika Pradeep
b) Sharvari Shende
c) Chikitha Taniparthi
d) Jyothi Surekha Vennam

Answer: b) Sharvari Shende clinched U18 Recurve Women’s Gold, joining the elite list of Deepika Kumari (2009) and Komalika Bari (2019).