The national men’s recurve team lost to Bangladesh in pre-quarterfinals 2-6.
Outstanding performance by the Indian women’s recurve team in the ongoing Archery World Cup Stage II in the Chinese city of Shanghai has given a big boost to archers confidence ahead of the Japan Asian Games.
The Indian women recurve team of Deepika Kumari, Anika Bhakat and teenager Kumkum Anil Mohod outplayed South Korea 5-1 to set up a title clash with China on Sunday.
The Indian team had earlier defeated Uzbekistan 6-2 in the first round and got the better of Vietnam 5-4 in the quarterfinals and outplayed archery powerhouse South Korea in Thursday’s semi-final encounter.
Impressive performance in China will certainly be an advantage to elite Indian women archers in preparation for the Japan Asian Games starting September 19. The national archery team trains at Sports Authority of India (SAI) Complex in Sonepat, Haryana.
The men’s team of Tarundeep Rai, Dhiraj Bommadevara and Yashdeep Bhoge weren’t able to give their best and lost to Bangladesh 2-6 in pre quarterfinals. The Indian men’s team got a first-round bye in Shanghai.
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