India, Aug. 25 -- India's 16-year-old archer Sharvari Shende won the U18 women's individual recurve gold medal at the 2025 World Youth Archery Championships on Sunday.

Shende defeated South Korea's Kim Yewon in a close final that ended 6-5. She started strong, winning two of the first three sets and drawing one, to lead 4-1. But Kim made a comeback, winning the next two sets to tie the match.

The contest was then decided by a shoot-off. Kim scored nine, while Shende held her nerve and shot a perfect 10 to claim the title.

With this victory, Shende became the second Indian woman to win gold at this tournament.

Sharvari Shende from Pune and Gatha Khadke from Solapur, along with Jiyana Kumar from Chandigarh had earlier won bronze medal a...