Prithika Pradeep
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| Born | 27 September 2008 (age 17) Maharashtra, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Archery | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Compound | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest world ranking | 26 (16 February 2026) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal best | 702 (2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 6 June 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prithika Pradeep (born 27 September 2008) is an Indian female compound archer. She won the gold medal in the women's cadet individual event at the 2025 World Archery Youth Championships. She has also won medals in the Archery World Cup, Asian Archery Championships, and Asian Youth Championships respectively.
Career
[edit]2024
[edit]Pradeep made her international debut at the 2024 Asian Youth Archery Championships, where she won gold and silver in the individual and team events, respectively.[1]
2025
[edit]Pradeep made her first senior appearance at the 2025 Asia Cup in Bangkok, where she finished sixth in the women's individual event.[2] She made her World Cup debut in the Madrid leg of the 2025 edition,[3] where she won a silver medal in the women's team event.[4]
She participated in the 2025 World Archery Youth Championships in Winnipeg, where she won silver medals in the cadet (under-18) individual and mixed team events, respectively.[5][6] She represented the Chero Archers in the first-ever edition of the Archery Premier League held in New Delhi.[7]
She won a gold medal in the women's team event and later a silver in the individual event, losing to compatriot Jyothi Surekha Vennam in the final at the 2025 Asian Archery Championships in Dhaka.[8] She also won four medals in the Sub Junior National Championships in Itanagar, representing the state of Maharashtra.[9]
2026
[edit]Pradeep qualified to represent the nation at the 2026 Asian Games after finishing in the top three of the women's compound individual event during the selection trials.[10] She was also selected to participate in the last two stages of the 2026 Archery World Cup.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "2024 Asian Youth Archery Championships | Medalists" (PDF). ianseo.net. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
- ^ "2025 Asia Cup-World Ranking Tournament, Stage I | Compound Women | Final Rankings". ianseo.net. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
- ^ "Teenagers Khadake, Shende shine as Das, Verma out of India's line-ups". World Archery. 23 June 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
- ^ "India settle for silver medal in women's compound team - Archery World Cup 2025 Madrid highlights". Olympics.com. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ^ "Tireless efforts by Archery Association of India ensure Indian archers reach World Youth Championships despite flight cancellations". Tribune India. 22 August 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ^ "India's Prithika Pradeep wins silver in U18 women's compound - World Archery Youth Championships 2025 highlights". Olympics.com. 24 August 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
- ^ "Tata Steel unveils 'Chero Archers' as Jharkhand's flagbearers in India's first-ever Archery Premier League". Tata Steel. 18 September 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
- ^ "India win gold medal in women's compound team | Asian Archery Championships 2025 highlights". Olympics.com. 13 November 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ "Maharashtra's Prathika shines with four golds as sub junior national archery championship in Itanagar". India Today Northeast. 27 November 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
- ^ "2nd Phase & Final Selection Trial for the 2026 Asian Games & 2026 World Cup Stage 3 & 4 held at SAI NCOE, Sonipat, Haryana from 15th to 18th May, 2026 trials" (PDF). Archery Association of India. 18 May 2026. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
- ^ "Kumari, Das and Deotale miss out as India names Asian Games squad". World Archery. 22 May 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2026.