Who among the following won the gold medal in the compound mixed team event at the Archery World Cup 2025 Stage 1?

Correct option is C

The correct answer is (c) Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Rishabh Yadav

Explanation:

• At the Archery World Cup 2025 Stage 1 held in Central Florida, USA, the Indian duo of Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Rishabh Yadav clinched the gold medal in the compound mixed team event.
• They defeated the Chinese Taipei team (Huang I-Jou and Chen Chieh-Lun) in a closely contested final with a score of 153–151.
• This victory marked India's first compound mixed team gold medal of the 2025 World Cup season.
• It was also the first World Cup medal for Rishabh Yadav.
• The pair had earlier defeated teams from Spain, Denmark, and Slovenia to reach the final.

Information Booster:

• Jyothi Surekha Vennam is one of India’s top compound archers, with a strong record in World Cups and Asian Games.
• Compound archery was recently included in the LA 2028 Olympics, making this win even more significant.
• In July 2025, Jyothi and Rishabh set a new mixed team world record in Madrid with a combined score of 1431 points and 70 Xs.

Additional Knowledge:

Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Abhishek Verma (Option a)

• Both are accomplished compound archers.
• However, they did not win the 2025 Stage 1 mixed team event.
• They have previously partnered in earlier World Cups.

Rishabh Yadav and Ankita Bhakat (Option b)

• Rishabh is a compound archer, while Ankita competes in the recurve category.
• This pair has not competed together in the compound mixed team event.

Deepika Kumari and Atanu Das (Option d)

• Both are recurve archers and represent India in that category.
• They did not participate in the compound event at World Cup 2025 Stage 1.