The Indian women’s team comprising Parneet Kaur, Aditi Swami and Jyothi Surekha Vennam claimed its third successive gold medal on the Archery World Cup on Saturday (May 25) after defeating Turkey within the remaining of the compound stage two occasion in South Korea.
The Indian trio obliterated the problem put up by Turkey’s Hazal Burun, Ayse Bera Suzer and Begum Yuva from the outset and received the summit conflict 232-226 with out breaking a sweat.
India’s intimidating triumvirate proved too sizzling to deal with for the Turkish aspect because the finale turned out to be a one-sided affair. Currently ranked No. 1 on this planet, Parneet Kaur, Aditi Swami and Jyothi Surekha Vennam brushed the Turkish problem apart to bag gold with out dropping a medal.
The finale began off on a aggressive notice. The Indian archers struck three X on the primary three arrows however dropped one level every within the subsequent three makes an attempt. However, luck smiled on the second-seeded Indians as they claimed the primary spherical by only a solitary level.
The second spherical witnessed sheer dominance by the Indian trio. They struck 5 10s with two X to increase their lead by 4 factors over their fifth-seeded opponents.
There was numerous grit and tenacity on show within the penultimate spherical by Turkey as they fired 4 10s, together with one X to match India’s complete of 58. However, India’s wholesome lead proved to a lot for Turkey in the long run as they didn’t slim the gulf.
Notably, that is the third gold medal for the Indian trio on the Archery World Cup.Â
India miss out on gold in compound mixed-team occasion
The remaining of the compound mixed-team occasion noticed Joythi Surekha Vennam and Priyansh bag the silver medal at Yecheon. The Indian duo earned a hard-fought lead within the opening spherical however ultimately needed to accept silver as they misplaced by 153-155.
USA’s Olivia Dean and Sawyer Sullivan bagged the gold medal within the compound mixed-team occasion.
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