title: Archery at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
text: # Archery at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
  
  The archery competition at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held at the Yamuna Sports Complex between 4 and 10 October. This was the second games appearance of the optional Commonwealth Games sport, almost thirty years after its debut at the 1982 Commonwealth Games. Twenty-three nations entered archers into the tournament.
  
  ## Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | England | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
  | 2 | India | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
  | 3 | Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
  | 4 | Canada | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
  | 5 | Malaysia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 6 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
  | Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
  
  ## Events
  
  Archery at the Commonwealth Games is target archery, where competitors shoot arrows at outdoor targets at marked distances. Eight events are included: four each for women and men, with separate events for recurve and compound bows. The events are:
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Men's recurve individual details | Rahul Banerjee India | Jason Lyon Canada | Jayanta Talukdar India |
  | Men's recurve team details | Matthew Gray Mat Masonwells and Taylor Worth Australia | Muhammad Abdul Rahim Chu Cheng and Arif Ibrahim Putra Malaysia | Rahul Banerjee Tarundeep Rai and Jayanta Talukdar India |
  | Men's compound individual details | Duncan Busby England | Christopher White England | Septimus Cilliers South Africa |
  | Men's compound team details | Duncan Busby Liam Grimwood and Christopher White England | Ritul Chatterjee and Jignas Chittibomma Chinna Raju Srither India | Nico Benade Septimus Cilliers and Kobus de Wet South Africa |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Women's recurve individual details | Deepika Kumari India | Alison Williamson England | Dola Banerjee India |
  | Women's recurve team details | Dola Banerjee Deepika Kumari and Bombayla Devi Laishram India | Naomi Folkard Amy Oliver and Alison Williamson England | Marie-Pier Beaudet Alana Macdougall and Kateri Vrakking Canada |
  | Women's compound individual details | Nicky Hunt England | Doris Jones Canada | Cassie McCall Australia |
  | Women's compound team details | Danielle Brown Nicky Hunt and Nichola Simpson England | Camille Bouffard-Demers Doris Jones and Ashley Wallace Canada | Bheigyabati Chanu Jhano Hansdah and Gagandeep Kaur India |
  
  ## Venues
  
  * Yamuna Sports Complex
  
  ## Participating nations
  
  * Australia (12)
  * Bangladesh (6)
  * Canada (12)
  * Cyprus (8)
  * England (12)
  * India (12)
  * Isle of Man (3)
  * Jersey (2)
  * Kenya (3)
  * Malaysia (12)
  * Mauritius (5)
  * Namibia (3)
  * New Zealand (6)
  * Norfolk Island (5)
  * Northern Ireland (6)
  * Samoa (1)
  * Scotland (10)
  * Singapore (3)
  * South Africa (4)
  * Sri Lanka (4)
  * Tonga (1)
  * Trinidad and Tobago (3)
  * Uganda (1)
  * Wales (6)
  