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  "id": 10857014,
  "title": "Shoot-off thriller! Chikitha-Sahil win India’s second archery gold at Asian Games 2026, seal LA28 quota",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/shoot-off-thriller-chikitha-sahil-win-indias-second-archery-gold-at",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-30T04:31:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/asian-games-2026/shoot-off-thriller-chikitha-sahil-win-indias-second-archery-gold-at-asian-games-2026-seal-la28-quota/articleshow/134581407.cms"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "India won a gold medal in the compound mixed team event at the 2026 Asian Games, defeating South Korea in a shoot-off. The final ended level at 157-157, with Chikitha Taniparthi and Sahil Jadhav beating South Korea's 19 with a score of 20.\n\nThe victory also secured a men's and women's quota place for India at the LA 2028 Olympics, where compound archery will make its debut. According to The Indian Express, this was India's seventh gold medal at the ongoing 2026 Asian Games.\n\nThe women's compound archery team, comprising Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Prithika Pradeep, and Chikitha Taniparthi, retained their title from the previous edition, defeating China in the final with a score of 238-234.",
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        "published": "2026-09-29T06:31:10.000Z"
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      },
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/4thrives-walee-wins-bronze-for-pakistan-at-asian-games-2026",
        "published": "2026-09-29T17:19:39.000Z"
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/igarashi-and-ikeda-clinch-surfing-gold-at-asian-games",
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    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}