Rishabh Yadav

Rishabh Yadav
Personal information
NationalityIndian
Born (2002-08-13) 13 August 2002 (age 22)
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) (2022)
Weight71 kg (157 lb) (2022)
Sport
Country India
SportArchery
EventCompound
Medal record
Representing  India
Summer World University Games
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Chengdu Team
World Archery Youth Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Poland Individual
Asian Archery Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021 Bangladesh Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Bangladesh Team
Asia Cup
Silver medal – second place 2022 Thailand Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Thailand Individual
Gold medal – first place 2022 Iraq Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Iraq Individual

Rishabh Yadav (born 13 August 2002 in Gurugram, Haryana, India) is a compound archer from India.[1] At the 2021 World Archery Youth Championships at Wrocław, Poland, he won the bronze medal in the men's compound archery event.[2][3] On 17 November 2021, he won the bronze medal in the men's compound archery team event along with Abhishek Verma and Aman Saini and a silver medal in the mixed team event with Jyothi Surekha Vennam at the 22nd Asian Archery Championship in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[4][5][6]

Career

Rishabh earned two silver medals in individual and men's team categories at Archery Asia Cup 2022 Stage 1 in Thailand.[7][8] He further secured a gold and silver medal in men's team and individual categories at Archery Asia Cup Stage 2 in Iraq.[9][10] He also represented India at Senior World Archery Championship 2022 in USA.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rishabh Yadav". World Archery. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  2. ^ ANI (23 April 2022). "19-yr-old compound archer Rishabh Yadav sets his eyes on Asia Cup Stage 2". ThePrint. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Rishabh Yadav Wins Bronze Medal in Junior Compound Men's Individual Event at World Archery Youth Championships 2021 | 🏆 LatestLY". LatestLY. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  4. ^ Sportstar, Team (17 November 2021). "Asian Archery C'ships: India wins bronze in men's compound team event". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  5. ^ "India secures 2nd Position with 7 Medals in 2021 Asian Archery Championship at Dhaka, Bangladesh". affairscloud.com. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  6. ^ Nair, Abhijit (18 November 2021). "Jyothi and Rishabh combine to win mixed compound silver at Asian Archery Championships". thebridge.in. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  7. ^ PTI (16 March 2022). "Asia Cup: Indian men's and women's teams top qualification round". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  8. ^ "19-yr-old compound archer Rishabh Yadav sets his eyes on Asia Cup Stage 2". ANI News. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Asia Cup Archery: India bag three gold medals and one bronze | More sports News - Times of India". The Times of India. PTI. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Asia Cup Archery: India confirm six medals that include two golds". Deccan Herald. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Rishabh Yadav selected for Senior World Archery Championship - School Times India". 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2022.