Ridhi, Shweta, Aditi strike gold | Lucknow News

Lucknow: Ridhi, Deepshikha, Shweta and Raj Aditi bagged gold in their respective events at the 4th Khelo India Women’s National Ranking Archery Tournament at the KD Singh Babu Stadium on Sunday.Archery Association of India (AAI) president Arjun Munda and Malini Awasthi gave away the prizes. Munda said that Uttar Pradesh has carved a distinct identity for itself in archery in India. He also praised the state’s sports policy, saying that every state should learn from it, and expressed gratitude to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for blessing India’s top players at his residence.

Results: Senior recurve women: Haryana’s Ridhi (Gold), Punjab’s Simranjeet Kaur(Silver) and Haryana’s Avani(Bronze); Senior compound women: Haryana’s Deepshikha(Gold); Maharashtra’s Pathan Mahek JakirKhan(Silver); RSPB’s Jasveer Kaur(Bronze); Junior recurve women: Haryana’s Shweta Singh(Gold); Haryana’s Kirti Sharma(Silver) and UttarPradesh’s Madhvi Chauhan(Bronze); Junior Compound women: Jharkhand’s Raj Aditi Kumari(Gold); UttarPradesh’s Sandiya(Silver) and Delhi’s Kumud Saini(Bronze); Sub junior recurve girls: Maharashtra’s Vedika Vinood Singh(Gold); West Bengal’s Rehanshi Guha(Silver) and Haryana’s Pooja(Bronze); Sub-junior compound: Haryana’s Jiya Yadav(Gold); Maharashtra’s Pranjal Pravin(Silver) and Maharashtra’s Soumya Sanjay Phadtare(Bronze)