Archery World Cup Stage 2: Compound women’s team in final, men miss bronze medal

The women’s trio of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Parneet Kaur and Aditi Swami, who clinched the gold in Shanghai Stage 1 leg last month, ousted world no. 4 USA 233-229 in the semi-final.

FILE PHOTO: Jyothi Vennam of India during the Women’s compound finals during the Hyundai Archery World Cup 2024 Stage 1 on April 27, 2024 in Shanghai, China. | Photo Credit: Getty Images

Seasoned archers Tarundeep Rai (sixth, 681) and Deepika Kumari (fourth, 677) emerged as the top-ranked male and female Indians respectively after the recurve qualification round in the Archery World Cup Stage-2 in Yecheon, South Korea, on Wednesday.

Rai was followed by B. Dhiraj (11th, 678), Mrinal Chauhan (21st, 673), Pravin Jadhav (25th, 671). The Indian men’s team (2032) placed second behind Korea (2051).

Bhajan Kaur (34th, 653), Ankita Bhakat (49th, 646) and Komalika Bari (92nd, 625) were ranked much lower than Deepika. The Indian women’s team took the sixth position with 1976 points, while the mixed team was second with 1358 because of Rai and Deepika’s higher ranks.

In compound, the second-ranked Indian women’s team, comprising V. Jyothi Surekha, Parneet Kaur and Aditi Swami, received a bye and got the better of Italy 236-234 and USA 233-229 to set up a title clash with Turkey.

The Indian men,’s team including Priyansh, Prathamesh Fuge and Abhishek Verma, beat Vietnam 235-212 and Denmark 236-236 (shoot-off: 30*-30, shot closer to centre). India was beaten by the USA 235-235 (29-27) in the semifinals and by Australia 233-233 (30*-30) in the bronze medal contest to finish outside the medal brackets.