Abhishek Verma (archer) biography
Abhishek Verma the archer from India was born in India on June 26, of the year 1989. Together with Rajat Chauhan and Sandeep Kumar, Abhishek Verma won the gold medal in the men’s compound archery team event at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, as well as the silver medal in the men’s individual compound event.
Archery Career
At the Stage 3 of the Archery World Cup in Wroclaw, Poland, on August 15, of the year 2015, Abhishek Verma took home the gold medal in the compound men’s individual division. At the Archery World Cup Final in Mexico City on October 25, of the year 2015, Abhishek Verma took home the silver medal in the compound men’s individual category.
Abhishek Verma, Chinna Raju Srither, and Amanjeet Singh of the Indian men’s compound team defeated Colombia 226-221 on the penultimate day of the archery World Cup stage one competition in Shanghai to take home bronze.
In the Income Tax Department of India, Abhishek Verma is a tax inspector. Abhishek Verma supports his claims by consistently placing first in selection processes.
At the 22nd Asian Archery Championship in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on November 17, of the year 2021, Abhishek Verma shared the bronze medal in the men’s compound archery team competition with Rishabh Yadav and Aman Saini.
Abhishek Verma won the gold medal in the compound mixed team archery event at the Archery World Cup in Paris of the year 2022, France, along with the famous archer Jyothi Surekha Vennam.
Abhishek Verma at the Asian Games
At the Asian Games of the year 2014, Abhishek Verma won two medals for the country India: one gold and one silver. Abhishek Verma and Rajat Chauhan and Aman Saini won the silver medal for the country India as a team at the Asian Games of the year 2018.
Awards won by Abhishek Verma
Abhishek Verma won the prestigious award of sports in India i.e. the Arjuna Award in the year 2014 for his stellar performance and bringing two medals (one gold and one silver) home at the Asian Games of the year 2014.
Bio Data
Nationality: Indian
Born: 26 June of the year 1989
Age: 34 Years
Height: 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) (in the year 2014)
Weight: 80 kg (176 lb) (in the year 2014)
Country: India
Playing Sport: Archery
Highest world ranking: 6