Ace archer Deepika Kumari and her husband Atanu Das gave impressive performances to reach the semifinals of the women and men’s recurve individual competitions, respectively, at the World Cup Stage 1 in Guatemala City.
Competing after a long gap due to the pandemic, the Olympian couple found their rhythm in the elimination phase to enter the medal rounds.
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Deepika, who was third in the ranking round, got a first-round bye. She defeated Kelsey Lard of the USA 6-0, Aida Roman of Mexico 6-5 and Michelle Kroppen of Germany 6-0 to set up a semifinal date with another Mexican Alejandra Valencia.
Atanu, who was ranked second and got a first round bye, got past Oscar Ticas 6-4, compatriot Pravin Jadhav 6-4 and Eric Peters of Canada 6-4 to make the last-four. He will meet Angel Alvarado of Mexico in the semis on Sunday.
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Among men, Tarundeep Rai and B. Dhiraj lost in the second round, while Jadhav lost in the pre-quarterfinals.
Ankita lost to Alejandra 6-2 in the semifinals. Other Indian women in fray, Komalika Bari and Madhu Vedwan, lost in the second round.
The Indian mixed recurve team beat Spain 6-0 in the quarterfinals before going down to Mexico 5-4 in the semifinals. The Indian side, comprising Atanu and Ankita, will meet the USA in the bronze medal match.
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