Shillong: Delhi’s Priyansh and Punjab’s Parneet Kaur clinched the men’s and women’s compound qualification gold medals at the NTPC Senior National Archery Championship on Friday, as the compound events commenced at the Parade Ground, Umsawli.
The championship is being organised by the Archery Association of Meghalaya under the aegis of the Archery Association of India.
In the men’s compound qualification round, Priyansh topped the standings with 713 points, scoring 356 and 357 in the two halves. Haryana’s Mohit Dagar finished just one point behind with 712 points to claim silver, while his state-mate Kushal Dalal secured bronze with 710 points.
Priyansh previously won the under-21 world title at the 2023 World Archery Youth Championships in Limerick. Dalal, meanwhile, was part of India’s gold-winning men’s compound team at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya.
In the women’s compound qualification round, Parneet Kaur secured gold with 710 points after scoring 355 in each half, finishing six points ahead of Maharashtra’s Madhura Dhamangaonkar, who scored 704 to claim silver. Telangana’s Chikitha Taniparthi secured bronze with 699 points.
Parneet was part of the Indian team that won the country’s first women’s compound team world title in Berlin in 2023. Madhura previously won individual gold at the 2025 Shanghai World Cup, while Chikitha, the 2025 under-21 world champion, was part of India’s women’s team and mixed-team gold-winning campaigns at the 2026 Asian Games.
Meanwhile, the recurve qualification medals from the opening day went to several prominent names in Indian archery. SSCB’s Dhiraj Bommadevara, the 2026 Archery World Cup Final champion, secured men’s gold, while Maharashtra’s Parth Sushant Salunkhe and Odisha’s Arjun Khara claimed silver and bronze, respectively.
In the women’s recurve category, Maharashtra’s Kumkum Anil Mohod, a double gold medallist at the 2026 Asian Games, topped the standings. Jharkhand’s Ankita Bhakat secured silver, while SSCB’s Sangeeta finished with bronze.
For host state Meghalaya, Phrangkupar Kharjahrin led the men’s compound contingent with 691 points, finishing 58th.
In the women’s compound category, Dambesa M. Sangma and Flory Taro scored 666 points each to finish 66th and 67th, respectively. Wandamaphi Kyndait was Meghalaya’s highest-placed women’s recurve archer, securing 71st position with 587 points.
Devraj Mohaptra’s fourth-place finish in the men’s recurve qualification round, with 674 points, remains Meghalaya’s best result in the championship so far. He finished with the same score as bronze medallist Arjun Khara.
