Archery, World Cup Stage I: Men’s recurve team reach final; Priyansh, Vennam in compound semis

It was a good outing for India on the second day of the 2024 Archery World Cup Stage I in Shanghai with the men’s recurve team reaching the final on Thursday.

In the individual compound events, former youth champion Priyansh along with Asian Games gold medallist Jyothi Surekha Vennam both reached the semi-finals of their respective categories as well.

The Indian men’s recurve team, comprising of Dhiraj Bommadevara, Tarundeep Rai and Pravin Jadhav, were seeded second behind reigning world and Olympic champions South Korea and will face them in the final on Sunday.

The Indian trio were dominant all through the competition, beating Indonesia 5-3 in the second round (after getting a bye in the first round) and Spain 5-1, before winning 5-1 against Italy. While they overcame a first set deficit to beat Indonesia, the men’s team dropped only one point in their win against Spain to reach the semi-finals.

The Indian women’s recurve team of Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat and Bhajan Kaur also received a bye in the first round, but failed to hold on to a 3-1 lead in the second set to eventually lose 3-5 to Mexico in the second round.

Priyansh, Vennam in compound semis

Vennam, who was seeded second in the women’s individual...

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