India, Nov. 21 -- When recurve archer Rahul lined up for the national trials for the Asian Championships, getting selected for that tournament was not in the mind of the 21-year-old.

"I just wanted to perform well and build towards the (2026) Asian Games trials," he said.

Not only did Rahul make the Indian team for the Asian Championships, he also pocketed the individual silver medal and the team gold last week in Dhaka.

The youngest in the largely new-look Indian men's recurve team also featuring Atanu Das and Yashdeep Bhoge that defeated South Korea for gold, Rahul also went past Korean Seo Mingi in the individual semi-final before losing to compatriot and Paris Olympian Dhiraj Bommadevara.

That the youngster from Haryana's Jhajjar,...