Parth Salunkhe wins Youth World Championship 2023 in recurve category: Parth Salunkhe became the first male archer to win a gold in the recurve category at the Youth World Championships 2023.
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The 19-year-old from Satara in Maharashtra provided the perfect icing on the cake by defeating a Korean in the Under-21 men’s recurve individual final, in Limerick, Ireland on Sunday. Salunkhe, who topped the rankings round, prevailed over seventh seed Song Injun 7-3 (26-26, 25-28, 28-26, 29-26, 28-26) in a hard-fought five-setter.
With this medal, India finished with their highest-ever tally of 11 medals including six gold, one silver, and four bronze. Of the 11 medals India won, six were bagged in the U21 category – four gold and two bronze.