Kushal Dalal

Kushal Dalal
Personal information
Born23 January 2005 (2005-01-23) (age 21)[1]
Haryana, India
Sport
CountryIndia
SportArchery
Event
Compound
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking
11 (25 May 2026)
Personal best714 (2025)
Medal record
Men's compound archery
Representing  India
Indoor World Series
Gold medal – first place2025 StrassenIndividual
Asia Cup
Gold medal – first place2023 TashkentTeam
Gold medal – first place2024 BaghdadTeam
Gold medal – first place2025 BangkokTeam
Gold medal – first place2025 BangkokIndividual
Gold medal – first place2025 SingaporeIndividual
Silver medal – second place2023 SingaporeTeam
Silver medal – second place2024 BaghdadIndividual
Silver medal – second place2025 SingaporeTeam
Silver medal – second place2025 SingaporeMixed team
Bronze medal – third place2023 TashkentIndividual
Bronze medal – third place2024 SuwonTeam
World University Games
Gold medal – first place2025 Rhine-RuhrMixed team
Silver medal – second place2025 Rhine-RuhrTeam
World Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 WrocławCadet team
Gold medal – first place2021 WrocławCadet mixed team
Gold medal – first place2025 WinnipegJunior team
Asian Youth Championships
Gold medal – first place2024 TaipeiTeam
Gold medal – first place2024 TaipeiMixed team
Bronze medal – third place2024 TaipeiIndividual
Updated on 27 May 2026

Kushal Dalal (born 23 January 2005) is an Indian compound archer. He has won the gold in the mixed team event and silver in the men's team event at the 2025 World University Games.[2]

Career

2021

Dalal won gold medals in the cadet (under-18) men's compound individual and mixed team events at the 2021 World Archery Youth Championships respectively.[3]

2025

In June 2025, Dalal won the gold medal in the men's compound individual in the Singapore leg of the Asia Cup.[4] In August 2025, he won the gold medal in the junior (under-21) men's team event in the 2025 World Archery Youth Championships at Winnipeg, Canada.[5] He also won his first-ever compound indoor title in the GT Open of the 2025–26 Indoor Series at Strassen, Luxembourg later that year.[6]

In July 2025, Dalal represented India at the 2025 Summer World University Games. He, along with Parneet Kaur, won the compound mixed team gold at the 2025 Summer World University Games, marking the nation's first gold medal at these games.[7]

2026

In May 2026, he qualified for the 2026 Asian Games after finishing in the top three of the men's compound individual selection trials.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Khelo India Athletes" (PDF). Khelo India. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "World University Games: Indian mixed compound team retains title; Dev Meena sets Pole Vault NR". thebridge.in. 2025-07-25. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  3. ↑ "World Archery Youth C'Ship: India win gold in compound mixed and men's team event". Asian News International. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "Kushal Dalal wins compound gold medal | Archery Asia Cup 2025 Singapore highlights". Olympics.com. 20 June 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Indian compound men's U-21 team clinches their 1st | Akashvani News". All India Radio. 23 August 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Dalal takes first indoor title after double shoot-off in Strassen". World Archery. 16 November 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "FISU World University Games 2025: Archers Parneet Kaur-Kushal Dalal win India's first gold medal at Rhine-Ruhr". Olympics.com. 25 July 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "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.