India men’s and women’s compound teams win gold medals at the Archery World Cup
On the way to the final, the men’s team secured 2127 points to finish fourth in the qualifying round involving 14 teams.
On the way to the final, the men’s team secured 2127 points to finish fourth in the qualifying round involving 14 teams.
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The trio of Ojas Pravin Deotale, Prathamesh Jawkar and Abhishek Verma, who were second in the qualification, beat hosts Colombia 236-228 to claim the third place in the men’s team event.
The 16-year-old Aditi topped the 72-arrow qualification and surpassed the previous world record of 705 set by USA’s Liko Arreola in May.
Indian archer Jyothi Surekha Vennam won gold medals in the women's individual compound and mixed team events at the Archery World Cup 2023 Stage 1, here on Saturday.
Top Indian archer Jyothi Surekha Vennam created a sensation at the Archery World Cup stage 1 at Antalya, Turkey, by equalling the existing women's individual world record in the women's compound event qualification round.
Abhishek and Jyothi defeated the local pair of Sophie Dodemont and Jean Philippe Boulch 152-149 in the compound mixed team final to win India's first gold medal at the tournament.
India came from behind to win the gold medal, outscoring the French team of Quentin Baraer, Jean Phillipe Boulch, and Adrien Gontier 232-230.
The young Indian trio of Ridhi, Komalika and Ankita dominated their opponent from Chinese Taipei 6-2 (56-52, 54-51, 54-55, 55-54) in the lopsided playoff after going down against home favourites South Korea in the semifinals with a similar 6-2 scoreline.
The talented trio of Abhishek, Aman and Rajat were initially behind their opponents by three points in the second set but managed to produced a perfect comeback score of 60 in the third to close the gap and scored 59 in the final set to steer India to the victory.