New Delhi, May 26 -- In order to sharpen preparations for the Asian Games 2026 and the upcoming Archery World Cup stages, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and Sports Authority of India have continued to provide extensive financial and high-performance support to the country's leading archers, including Dhiraj Bommadevara and Jyothi Surekha Vennam. Both Dhiraj and Jyothi are part of the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) Core group.

Dhiraj, representing India at the Asiad 2026 in the recurve category, has received overall support amounting to approximately Rs 66.28 lakh so far in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic cycle so far, through TOPS. Compound archer Jyothi Surekha Vennam, meanwhile, has received close to Rs 24.56 lakh so far in...