Indian team at the ongoing Archery World Cup in Paris (Archery World Cup) Has performed superbly in the third phase. The Indian duo of Jyoti Surekha and Abhishek Verma have clinched the gold medal in the compound mixed team. Of light (Jyothi Vennam) It was the first World Cup of the season and he performed brilliantly. In the final of the compound mixed team, the Indian pair defeated France to give India its first gold medal. In the title bout, the Indian pair defeated France by a margin of 152-149. The Indian pair got off to a great start, beating French pair Jean Bouch and 48-year-old Olympic medalist Sophie Dodemont 152-149 in a close match. This is India’s first World Cup gold in a compound mixed team.
The Indian team came back strong
Earlier, a trio of Indian stars Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhagat and Simranjit Kaur reached the final of the recurve women’s team event and bagged the first medal. After this, the Indian archers continued their excellent performance in the compound. The women archers dropped out of the top 30 in the first qualifying tour, finishing 13th, but then made a strong comeback in the tournament to reach the final and reach the final. The title match of the Women’s Recurve will be played on Sunday. The Indian team will face Chinese Taipei.
Jyoti returned after 7 months
Jyoti was ignored in trials for the Asian Games. He returned to the team after more than 7 months and celebrated the victory with this medal. The archer, who is ranked third in the world, is still in the race for the second medal. In the individual semifinals, she will face Beijing Olympic bronze medalist French legend Sophie.
Massive win of India on French soil #ArcheryWorldCup pic.twitter.com/47LmR6bFE3
– World Archery (worldarchery) June 25, 2022
Winning a thrilling match and making it to the finals
Abhishek Verma and Jyoti’s compound mixed pair defeated Estonia’s Robin Jatma and Lisel Jatma in a thrilling bout to advance to the final. In the semifinals, the Indian pair won 156-151. In the pre-quarter finals, the Indian pair defeated Puerto Rico 158-150. In the quarterfinals, the Indian pair faced a tough challenge from Roberto Hernandez and Sofia Page of El Salvador. India won the shootoff.
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