Nineteen-year-old Prathamesh Jawkar shocked World No. 1 Mike Schloesser to assert his maiden gold medal on a day that witnessed Indian compound archers’ nice displaying on the Archery World Cup Stage-2 in Shanghai.
Apart from Jawkar, V. Jyothi Surekha and Ojas Deotale secured their second consecutive blended crew gold and Avneet Kaur picked up the ladies’s particular person bronze to mark a fruitful Saturday for India.
Holding his nerve
Jawkar beat Estonia’s Robin Jaatma 147-145 within the semifinals earlier than upsetting Dutchman Schloesser — an indoor and out of doors World champion who has claimed altogether 12 particular person gold medals in several phases and finals of the World Cup — 149-148 in a keenly-contested last.
The two have been tied 29-29, 59-59, 89-89 and 119-119 within the first 4 ends. Jawkar held his nerve to shoot his fourth consecutive 30, whereas Schloesser slipped a bit within the last finish.
India’s earlier particular person compound males’s gold was received by Abhishek Verma at a 2021 World Cup stage in Paris.
Another upset
The sixth-placed Indian pair of the skilled Jyothi Surekha and younger Ojas upset the top-ranked Korean duo of Oh Yoohyun and Kim Jongho 156-155 within the blended crew summit conflict to win the gold medal.
The groups have been tied within the first three ends earlier than the Indians prevailed 39-38 within the last finish with Jyothi taking pictures a ten within the final shot of the match.
Eighteen-year-old Avneet misplaced to World No. 1 Ella Gibson 144-146 within the semifinals, however raised her sport to beat Turkey’s Ipek Tomruk 147-144 for the bronze.
