World Archery Youth C'Ship: India wins gold in Compound Cadet Women team event!

Wroclaw (Poland), Aug 14: In a huge victory, India won a gold medal in the Compound Cadet Women team event in the ongoing World Archery Youth Championships on Saturday here in Wroclaw.

 

 

 

India defeated Turkey 228-216 in the finals to win a gold medal in the ongoing competition. The Indian team comprised of Parneet Kaur, Priya Gurjar, and Ridhi Varshini and they brought out a dominant performance to throw opponents Turkey off their mark.

 

The Sports Authority of India, "1st Gold for the day for India! India's Cadet Compound Girls Team of #ParneetKaur, #PriyaGurjar and #SenthilKumarRidhuVarshini defeated Turkey by 228-216 to win a First place medalat the World Archery Youth Championships, Poland. Many congratulations to the Team!"

 

 

On August 10, the Indian compound archery girls and the mixed team smashed two junior(U-18) world records during the qualification stages of the ongoing World Archery Youth Championship.

 

Priya Gurjar, who shot 696 for individual pole, Parneet Kaur and Ridhu Senthilkumar combined for 2067/2160 points and smashed the standing women's team world record by 22 points. The old record was held by the USA at 2045/2160 points.