Two golds, one 143: Chikitha exits singles
Telangana archer Chikitha Taniparthi lost her Asian Games compound quarterfinal 144–143 to Indonesia’s Nurisa Dian Ashrifah, after winning two team golds earlier in the day.
Chikitha Taniparthi won two team golds before a one-point singles quarterfinal loss.
Telangana’s Chikitha Taniparthi lost her women’s compound individual quarterfinal 144–143 to Indonesia’s Nurisa Dian Ashrifah on Thursday, October 1, at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. One point decided it; the scoreboard did not offer a consolation prize.
Chikitha had already won two gold medals that day. With Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Prithika Pradeep, she beat China 238–234 in the women’s compound team event, a score that equalled the world record for a 24-arrow match, according to World Archery. She then partnered Sahil Rajesh Jadhav to beat South Korea in a shoot-off after a 157–157 tie in the mixed team event. The victory secured India two quota places for the compound mixed team event at Los Angeles 2028; it did not automatically award Olympic berths to either athlete.
Chikitha, listed in Archery Association of India and Khelo India records as a Telangana athlete, reached the quarterfinal after beating Chinese Taipei’s Chen Yi-Hsuan in a shoot-off. Her individual campaign ended narrowly. Her team campaign had already done the heavier lifting.