Sahil Jadhav pleased with new bow after scoring 702 at National Archery Championships in Shillong

Sahil Jadhav said he was pleased after shooting with a new bow at the National Archery Championships at the Parade Ground in Shillong on Friday, November 13, 2026. The compound archer scored 702 in the qualification round.

Jadhav, 25, from Maharashtra, is an Asian Games compound men’s and mixed team gold medallist and a World University Games individual gold medalist. At the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games he won mixed team gold with Chikitha Taniparthi and men’s team gold with Kushal Dalal and Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru.

“I felt good using the new bow, an upgraded version of the previous one, at a competition for the first time. It was nice and smooth. The poundage remains the same at 58 pounds. I didn’t make too many changes,” Jadhav, representing his employer Railways, told The Hindu.

He said the period following his Asian Games success had been busy with felicitation functions and travel. “It was quite a busy period with a lot of travel. Now, I need to focus on my game,” said Jadhav, aiming to do well in the packed 2027 calendar, studded with four World Cup Stages and the World championships and other important competitions.

For Jadhav, it will be a continuous quest for excellence in the run-up to the 2028 Olympics.

With Chikitha, he claimed a mixed team Olympic quota place by winning the Asiad gold. Since the quota belongs to the country, he needs to give his best in a competitive domestic field in order to book his ticket to Los Angeles.