New Delhi, Nov. 21 -- Over a year ago, at the 2024 Paris Games, Ankita Bhakat and Dhiraj Bommadevara had landed on the most wretched place to be in the Olympics. Fourth. In a blink of an eye, hope had turned to heartbreak.

To overcome that, Bhakat, 27, and Bommadevara , 24, took entirely different approaches. While Bhakat tried to wipe the slate clean and forget past misadventures, Bommadevara held on to that pain, using it as a fuel to pursue his dreams. Both of them found redemption in some degree last week as they became the first from the country to win women's and men's individual recurve titles at the Asian Archery Championships held in Dhaka.

India ended South Korea's reign at the top of the medals table with a tally of 10 medals...