Bonna Akter and Himu Bachhar advanced to the final of the compound mixed event as Bangladesh confirmed their first medal of the ongoing Teer 24th Asian Archery Championships on Wednesday..

In one of the two semifinals at the National Stadium on Wednesday, Bangladesh defeated their South Korean counterparts 158-153 (39-37, 39-38, 40-39, 40-39).

Bangladesh began their elimination round campaign with a 154-148 victory over Bhutan. In the quarter-finals, they faced Iran, where the match ended 154-154 before the hosts secured a thrilling 19-18 win in the tiebreaker. Later in the morning session, they took on the strong South Korean pair of Jongho Kim and Yerin Park -- and once again, Bonna and Himu prevailed in style.

On Thursday, Bangladesh play the gold medal match against India, comprising Abhishek Verma and Deepshikha, who beat Kazakhstan 156-153 in the other semifinal.

After reaching the final, Himu said, "We're really happy to have made it to the final. We've played together in three or four international events before, but never won a medal. This is the first time we've reached a final. Our goal is to perform well -- we've always tried to achieve something for the country."

Bonna said, "So far, we haven't had any remarkable results, but I hope this time will be different. The last time I won a medal was in 2024 -- a silver in the individual event in Bhutan. I've been in the national team for nine years now, and I'm hopeful that something good will happen this time."

Meanwhile, in the recurve mixed event, Bangladesh made a promising start but failed to maintain their rhythm later on.

After receiving a bye in the opening stage of the elimination round, the pair of Sima Akter Shimu and Ram Krishna Saha advanced to the quarter-finals by defeating Kazakhstan by 5-4 set points (34-32, 36–36, 37-32, 37–37).

However, in the quarter-finals, Bangladesh faced a strong Indian team and were eliminated after a 5-1 defeat in set points (36–38, 36–36, 35–37).