Vishwas (archer)

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Vishwas
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Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Doha Team
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Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Yangon Team

Vishwas (also known as Viswash; born 11 December 1984 in Uttar Pradesh) is an Indian archer who won the bronze medal in the team competition at the 2006 Asian Games. [1]

He was a team silver medallist at the 2003 Asian Archery Championships in 2003 alongside Satyadev Prasad, Tarundeep Rai and Majhi Sawaiyan. [2] He is a three-time participant at the Archery World Cup, having competed in 2009, 2011 and 2014. He placed sixth at the Commonwealth Archery Championships in New Delhi in 2006. [3]

Vishwas was the 2012 Indian champion in the men's 90 m event, the foremost national competition. [4]

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References

  1. "Indian Archery Teams Medal Winning performance in International Archery". website, achievements. Archery Association of India. 2006. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
  2. Satyadev Prasad Profile. ILoveIndia. Retrieved on 2014-11-20.
  3. Viswash. World Archery Federation. Retrieved on 2014-11-20.
  4. Vishwas, Chekrovolu to the fore. The Hindu (2012-01-26). Retrieved on 2014-11-20.