Chengdu, Aug. 9 -- Archer Rishabh Yadav secured India's first medal at the ongoing World Games 2025 as he won a bronze medal in the men's individual compound archery event on Saturday.

Pitted against Abhishek Verma in an all-Indian bronze medal match, Rishabh Yadav defeated his countryman 149-147 to land on the podium, as per Olympics.com.

After a tense opening end that saw Rishabh Yadav edge Abhishek Verma 30-29, the pair traded 29s in the second before firing flawless 30s in the third.

Rishabh Yadav then extended his lead to two points by edging the fourth end 30-29 before consolidating his advantage in the fifth after both archers managed perfect 30s.

Earlier, Abhishek Verma had finished fifth in qualification with a total of 710, ...