Archery, World Cup Antalya: Indian women’s recurve team loses in bronze medal match
Priyansh entered the men’s compound individual semi-finals.
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The Indian women’s recurve team, on Thursday, lost out in the bronze medal match against Japan at the 2024 Archery World Cup Stage 3 in Antalya.
The Indian team comprising the experienced Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat, and the 2024 Paris Olympics quota winner Bhajan Kaur lost out 0-6 in straight sets to hand Japan their first World Cup medal in the sport since 2018.
The Indian trio had lost to France 4-5 in the semi-finals to move into the bronze medal match. Earlier, the fifth seeded Indians had earned a bye in the first round before defeating Netherlands 6-2 in the second round.
They then avenged their final World Qualifying Tournament loss to Ukraine last week, with a 5-3 in the quarter-finals.
Meanwhile, the Indian men’s team of Dhiraj Bommadevara, Tarundeep Rai, and Praveen Jadhav lost out in the second round following a tame 1-5 loss to Netherlands. This was after they were handed a first round bye.
Priyansh enters semi-finals
Priyansh, meanwhile, is the only Indian left in contention in the compound individual events.
He beat fellow Indian Prathamesh Fuge 149-148 in the men’s compound individual pre-quarterfinals, before defeating Turkey’s Batuhan Akcaoglu 149-147 to enter the semi-final.
Priyansh will now face off against Denmark’s Mathias Fullerton for a spot in the final.
The experienced Abhishek Verma, meanwhile,...
