Abhishek Verma (archer)
The President Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Arjuna Award for the year-2014 to Abhishek Verma | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Born | 26 June 1989 |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) (2014) |
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) (2014) |
| Sport | |
| Country | India |
| Sport | Archery |
| Event | Compound |
| Coached by | Lokesh Chand |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Highest world ranking | 6 |
Medal record | |
| Updated on 28 June 2021 | |
Abhishek Verma (born 26 June 1989) is an Indian archer. At the 2014 Asian Games at Incheon, South Korea, he won the gold medal in the men's compound archery team event along with Rajat Chauhan and Sandeep Kumar, and the silver medal in the men's individual compound event.[1][2] On 15 August 2015, he won a gold medal in the compound men's individual section at the Archery World Cup Stage 3 in Wroclaw, Poland.[3] On 25 October 2015, he won the silver medal in the compound men's individual section at the Archery World Cup Final in Mexico city.[4]
The Indian men's compound team, that was composed of Abhishek Verma, Chinna Raju Srither and Amanjeet Singh, won bronze on the penultimate day of the archery World Cup stage one championship in Shanghai, after defeating Colombia for 226–221.[5]
Abhishek Verma works as an income tax Asst. Commissioner in the Income Tax Department.[6] He backs his position by holding the top rank in selection trails.[7][8]
On 17 November 2021, he won the bronze medal in the men's compound archery team event along with Rishabh Yadav and Aman Saini at the 22nd Asian Archery Championship in Dhaka, Bangladesh.[9][10]
In Year 2022, teaming with Jyothi Surekha Vennam, he won gold medal in compound mixed team archery event in Archery World Cup held at Paris, France.[11]
Personal and early life
He was born in New Delhi. While he was studying in a government school in Model Town in Delhi, he asked his physical training teacher regarding which sports he must play and the teacher suggested he must take up the archery.[12] Abhishek, an alumnus of Hansraj College, significantly contributed to the college's archery program.[13]
Asian Games
Abhishek Verma won gold and silver medals at the 2014 Asian Games. In Asian Games 2018 he won a team silver medal with Rajat Chauhan and Aman Saini.[14]
Awards
- Arjuna Award (2014)
References
- ^ "Asian Games 2014: Indian men's compound team wins gold; women settle for bronze". Hindustan Times. 27 September 2014. Archived from the original on 27 September 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ "Asian Games Live: Indian men's compound archery team wins historic gold; women settle for bronze". Dattaraj Thaly. Zee News. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ "Abhishek Verma earns India gold in Archery World Cup". The Times of India. Times of India. 15 August 2015.
- ^ "Abhishek Verma Makes History in Archery World Cup Final, Becomes First Indian to Win Silver Medal in Compound". NDTVSports.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
- ^ "Indian men's team wins Compound gold in World Cup archery". Hindustan Times. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "Shri Sushil Chandra, Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), felicitates Abhishek Verma, Income Tax Inspector at New Delhi, for India's bronze Medal at World Championship of Compound Archery, Shanghai". PIB. 24 May 2017.
- ^ Sarangi, Y. B. (31 January 2021). "Verma, Jyothi top compound archery selection trials". Sportstar. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ Kumar, Amit (16 April 2020). "Archer Abhishek Verma keeping himself sharp with rooftop practice during lockdown". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "India secures 2nd Position with 7 Medals in 2021 Asian Archery Championship at Dhaka, Bangladesh". affairscloud.com. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "Archery World Cup: Abhishek-Jyothi bag historic gold for India". Rediff. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ A saga of dedication, DECCAN CHRONICLE, May 30, 2023.
- ^ Sahai, Shaurya (1 October 2014). "Archery gold medalist and Arjuna Awardee Abhishek Verma". DU Beat - Delhi University's Independent Student Newspaper. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
- ^ Magotra, Ashish (28 August 2018). "Archery: As Abhishek Verma and Co's silver showed, winning gold isn't about hitting the 10s anymore". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2 February 2021.