XIX Commonwealth Games Delhi 2010
The archery competition at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was being held at the Yamuna Sports Complex between 4 and 10 October. This is the second games appearance of the optional Commonwealth Games sport, almost thirty years after its debut at the 1982 Commonwealth Games at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
23 nations entered 87 archers in men’s events and 18 nations entered 54 archers in women’s events into the tournament.
Commonwealth Games India’s Quest for Glory – Archery
Archery at the Commonwealth Games is target archery, where competitors shoot arrows at outdoor targets at marked distances. Eight events are included: four each for women and men, with separate events for recurve and compound bows, with separate categories for individual and team.
Preliminary rounds were held at Yamuna Sports Complex, whereas finals were held at India Gate.
India has send 12 archers to the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
The final results for 24 medals at stake are:
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men’s Recurve Individual | Rahul Banerjee India |
Jason Lyon Canada |
Jayanta Talukdar India |
| Men’s Recurve Team | Matthew Gray Mat Masonwells Taylor Worth Australia |
Muhammad Abdul Rahim Chu Cheng Arif Ibrahim Putra Malaysia |
Rahul Banerjee Tarundeep Rai Jayanta Talukdar India |
| Men’s Compound Individual | Duncan Busby England |
Christopher White England |
Septimus Cilliers South Africa |
| Men’s Compound Team | Duncan Busby Liam Grimwood Christopher White England |
Ritul Chatterjee Jignas Chittibomma Chinna Raju Srither India |
Nico Benade Septimus Cilliers Kobus de Wet South Africa |
Host Nation (India)
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Women’s Recurve Individual | Deepika Kumari India |
Alison Williamson England |
Dola Banerjee India |
| Women’s Recurve Team | Dola Banerjee Deepika Kumari Bombayala Laishram India |
Naomi Folkard Amy Oliver Alison Williamson England |
Marie-Pier Beaudet Alana Macdougall Kateri Vrakking Canada |
| Women’s Compound Individual | Nicky Hunt England |
Doris Jones Canada |
Cassie McCall Australia |
| Women’s Compound Team | Danielle Brown Nicky Hunt Nichola Simpson England |
Camille Bouffard-Demers Doris Jones Ashley Wallace Canada |
Bheigyabati Chanu Jhano Hansdah Gagandeep Kaur India |
Host Nation (India)
Archery Quest for Glory – Medal Table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | England | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | India | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Canada | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Malaysia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Host Nation (India)
The 2010 Commonwealth Games are the nineteenth Commonwealth Games. The Games are scheduled to be held in Delhi, India between October 3, 2010 and October 14, 2010.
With the launch of the official theme song on August 28, 2010 till the closing ceremony on October 14, 2010, we will bring you a series of articles to cover the games extensively.
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