Indian women’s team storms into Archery World Cup final

New Delhi, April 24: In a major development, the Indian recurve women’s team of Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat, and Komalika Bari entered into the final and ensured its first medal in the Archery World Cup Stage one on Friday.

 

The top-seeded Indian trio, that went against its Spanish rivals, beat in straight sets 6-0 with consistent shooting. They will be contesting for the gold medal clash with second seed Mexico on Sunday.

 

 

 

 

Deepika, Ankita, and Komalika shot 55, 56, and 55 to prevail over Elia Canales, Ines De Velasco, and Leyre Fernandez Infante in straight sets. In the quarterfinals, they eliminated hosts Guatemala City by an identical 6-0 margin earlier in the day at the Sports Complex Los Arcos.

 

 

The men’s team, which qualified as third seed, on the other hand lost out in the quarterfinals to their Spanish rivals 26-27 in a shoot-off after both teams were tied 4-4. India are also in the medal hunt in three more events with newly-wed Atanu and Deepika advancing into the mixed pair bronze playoff.

 

 

The two archers also made the individual recurve semifinals in their respective sections.