TOISA 2021: Meet the nominees – Abhishek Verma – Times of India

The Times of India Sports Awards (TOISA) 2021 awards ceremony will be held on October 14. Ahead of the ceremony the jury meet was held in the capital.
The evaluation period for TOISA 2021 was from January 1 to December 31, 2021. All achievements during this time period were considered by the jury.
Meet one of the big contenders for the TOISA 2021 Male Archer of the Year award – Abhishek Verma
Abhishek Verma
Date of Birth: June 26, 1989
Sport:Archery (Compound)
Current World Ranking: 7 (As on August 31, 2022)
Major Achievements in 2021:
World Championships: Silver (mixed team)
World Cup (Paris): Gold (men’s individual)
Asian Championships: Silver (men’s individual); Bronze (men’s team)
Abhishek Verma fetched India’s first medal in the World Cup Stage III in Paris by winning the gold in men’s compound individual event in June in Paris.
This was Verma’s second individual World Cup gold medal. Verma had got past Russia’s Antony Bulaev 146-138 in the semis to enter his first World Cup final since Salt Lake City 2018 where he had picked a silver.
Teaming up with Vennam Jyothi Surekha, Verma bagged a mixed team silver in the World Championships in Yankton, USA in September.
Verma was one of the nominees in the Male Archer of the Year category for TOISA 2021.

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