Winnipeg, Aug. 24 -- Indian archer Chikitha Taniparthi etched her name into the history book by clinching the Under-21 women's compound crown at the World Archery Youth Championships 2025 in Winnipeg, Canada.

Chikitha's medal-winning success was India's first-ever archery gold medal in this category at the Youth World Championships. Throughout the knockout stages, the 20-year-old Indian archer put up her stellar form on exhibition, according to Olympics.com.

In the semi-finals, she hardly broke a sweat and breezed past Spain's Paula Diaz Morillas 142-133. In a closely contested final, she held her nerve in the gold medal clash against Park Yerin of the Republic of Korea, and prevailed with a 142-136 victory.

In the quarter-finals, the ...