ARCHERY
Indian mixed team in contention for medal
The Indian compound mixed team, consisting of Pragati and Ojas Deotale, kept its medal hopes alive by making it to the bronze medal match at the Archery World Cup Stage-1 in Puebla, Mexico.
India will meet USA, comprising Alexis Ruiz and Stephan Hansen, in the bronze medal contest.
The results
Recurve
Team: Men: India (B. Dhiraj, Tarundeep Rai, Yashdeep Bhoge) lost to Spain 0-6 (first round); Women: India (Kumkum Mohod, Deepika Kumari, Simranjeet Kaur) bt Great Britain 5-1 (first round), lost to Türkiye 4-5 (shoot-off: 25-29) (quarterfinals); Mixed team: India (Kumkum Mohod, B. Dhiraj) got a bye (first round), lost to Brazil 3-5 (second round).
Compound
Mixed: India (Pragati, Ojas Deotale) got a bye (first round), bt Chinese Taipei 155-151 (second round), bt Türkiye 154-152 (quarterfinal), lost to Denmark 149-157 (semifinal).
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GOLF
Khalin Joshi wins Andhra Open by four-shot margin
Khalin Joshi fired a two-under 69 to win the Rs. 1 crore Andhra Open Golf Championship, sealing his seventh professional title in dominant fashion in Visakhapatnam.
The 33-year-old Bengaluru pro returned rounds of 68-68-70-69 to finish at nine-under 275, four shots clear of the field. The victory earned him Rs. 15 lakh and propelled him sharply up the 2026 DP World PGTI Order of Merit.
Joshi climbed from 55th to 12th on the Order of Merit, taking his season earnings to Rs. 18,13,875.
Chandigarh’s Akshay Sharma (70-70-74-65), a two-time Tour winner, fired a course-record six-under 65 in the final round to surge from overnight 13th to finish runner-up at five-under 279 at East Point Golf Club.
Saptak Talwar (70-74-68-68), the current DP World PGTI Rankings leader, finished tied third at four-under 280 alongside Dubai-based Yash Majmudar (71-69-69-71).
Chandigarh’s Ajeetesh Sandhu finished fifth at three-under 281, while Angad Cheema finished tied sixth at two-under 282 alongside Honey Baisoya, Rashid Khan and Manjot Singh.
The tour now moves to Hyderabad for the Rs 1 crore Boulders Classic from April 14 to 17.
– PTI
Published on Apr 10, 2026
The results
Recurve
Team: Men: India (B. Dhiraj, Tarundeep Rai, Yashdeep Bhoge) lost to Spain 0-6 (first round); Women: India (Kumkum Mohod, Deepika Kumari, Simranjeet Kaur) bt Great Britain 5-1 (first round), lost to Türkiye 4-5 (shoot-off: 25-29) (quarterfinals); Mixed team: India (Kumkum Mohod, B. Dhiraj) got a bye (first round), lost to Brazil 3-5 (second round).
Compound
Mixed: India (Pragati, Ojas Deotale) got a bye (first round), bt Chinese Taipei 155-151 (second round), bt Türkiye 154-152 (quarterfinal), lost to Denmark 149-157 (semifinal).