Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Men’s recurve team win gold; Deepika Kumari clinches silver
Dhiraj Bommadevara, Tarundeep Rai and Pravin Ramesh Jadhav beat their much-fancied South Korean opponents in the final in Shanghai.
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The Indian men’s team stunned South Korea on Sunday to clinch gold in the recurve men’s team event at the 2024 Archery World Cup Stage I in Shanghai.
The Indian recurve mixed team also finished on the podium as Dhiraj Bommadevara and Ankita Bhakat beat Mexico in the bronze medal match.
In her return to the World Cup tour, Deepika Kumari won silver in the women’s individual event.
The final of the men’s team event pitted top seeds South Korea against second seeds India. South Korea, featuring Olympic gold medallists Kim Woojin and Kim Je Deok as well as Asian Games gold medallist Lee Woo Seok started as favourites against the Indian trio of Bommadevara, Tarundeep Rai and Pravin Ramesh Jadhav.
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India stun South Korea to clinch recurve men’s team gold!pic.twitter.com/BPt9ZNxene— The Field (@thefield_in) April 28, 2024
However, on a rainy morning in Shanghai, it was the Indians who mastered the tricky conditions to beat their fancied opponents in the final.
The two teams shared the first set after shooting 57. In the next set, the Koreans uncharacteristically shot two 8s and a 9 as India took the set 57-55.
The Koreans’ miserable morning was capped off as they shot one 8 and five 9s in the third and final set as India held their...
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