New Delhi, April 30 -- The Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) inducted seven compound archers in the TOPS (Target Olympic Podium Scheme) Core group at their 155th meeting on Wednesday.

The MOC took cognisance of the International Olympic Committee's recent decision to make compound archery part of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics. The 155th MOC was attended by Pullela Gopichand, Viren Rasquinha, Prashanti Singh, Kamlesh Mehta, MM Somaya, Siddharth Shanker of Reliance Foundation, among others, according to a press release from the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Media.

It is the first time since archery's re-introduction to the Olympic Games in 1972 that a new bow style has been added to the competition. The seven compound archers inducted directly...