Telangana’s Chikitha Taniparthi strikes Asian Games Gold twice in Archery

Chikitha was part of the Indian trio alongside Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Prithika Pradeep that defeated China 238-234 in the final on Wednesday. India’s score matched the world record, as the team successfully defended the women’s compound archery title.

Born on August 13, 2005, in Sultanpur, Telangana, Chikitha has emerged as one of India’s promising young compound archers. She made a major mark internationally in 2025 by becoming the first Indian woman to win an individual gold at the World Archery Youth Championships in the compound category.

Her performance at the Aichi-Nagoya Games had already attracted attention during qualification. Chikitha shot a career-best 705, finishing first in the women’s compound qualification and helping India top the mixed-team qualification alongside Sahil Jadhav.

Her Asian Games campaign also included a dramatic individual victory over Chinese Taipei’s Chen Yi-Hsuan in the Round of 16. The match was tied at 148-148 before Chikitha prevailed in the shoot-off by hitting the bullseye.

Chikitha and Sahil Jadhav were also scheduled to contest the compound mixed-team semi-final, with the gold-medal match carrying significance for India’s qualification hopes for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, where compound mixed team archery is set to make its Olympic debut.

With her Asian Games gold already secured, the Telangana archer now has another opportunity to add to her medal tally in Aichi-Nagoya.

From Sultanpur in Telangana to the Asian Games podium, Chikitha Taniparthi is steadily establishing herself on the internationall archery stage.