Asian Games 2026: Andhra athletes win three golds, a bronze
Jyothi Surekha and Ganesh Mani Ratnam clinch gold in compound archery; woman cricketer Sree Charani brings gold; Satwiksairaj and Srikanth are in men’s badminton squad that wins bronze
Nine athletes from Andhra Pradesh are competing at the Asian Games in Japan, contributing to a total of three gold medals and a bronze. The State's athletes have excelled in archery, cricket and badminton. In archery, Dhiraj Bommadevara, Thirumuru Ganesh Mani Ratnam and Jyothi Surekha Vennam won gold for India's compound team. The women's team, including P.V.
Sindhu, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Kidambi Srikanth and Kavipriya Selvam, also claimed gold. Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the women's team for their "precision, composure and teamwork," while President Droupadi Murmu commended their "precision, composure and teamwork" for completing a clean sweep of gold across all three compound team events.
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