Who among the following won the bronze medal in the men's individual recurve event at the Archery World Cup 2025 Stage 1?

Correct option is C

• At the Archery World Cup 2025 – Stage 1, held in Auburndale, Florida (USA), Dhiraj Bommadevara won the bronze medal in the men's individual recurve event.

• He defeated Spain’s Andrés Temiño Mediel in the bronze medal match with a score of 6–4, coming back from a 2–4 deficit.

• This marked his second individual medal at a World Cup, showcasing India's growing strength in recurve archery at the global level.

• The Archery World Cup Stage 1 (2025) was held from April 23 to 27, 2025 in Auburndale, Florida, USA.

• India’s men’s recurve team also won silver, losing to Korea in the finals.

• Abhishek Verma finished 4th in the compound individual men’s category, narrowly missing a medal.

• Dhiraj had earlier participated in the 2024 Paris Olympics, finishing as India’s top male archer.

• He trains at the Army Sports Institute (ASI), Pune, and is one of India’s top-ranked recurve archers globally.

• Tarundeep Rai and Atanu Das were not part of the medal-winning individual events in Stage 1 of the 2025 World Cup.

• Abhishek Verma, though a veteran compound archer, competes in a different category (compound), not recurve.

• India’s overall performance at World Cup Stage 1 included:

  • 1 Gold, 2 Silver, and 1 Bronze.

  • A promising start to the World Cup 2025 season, important for World Rankings and Paris 2025 World Championships preparation.

• World Archery World Cup is an annual series, typically held in four stages plus a final, featuring the top 8 archers in each category.