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Just concluded
Stage IV Archery World Cup at Shanghai, China, fetched India her
first gold medal of the season. Indian archers who had performed
satisfactorily till now, couldn't win a gold medal in the
previous three World Cup events. Indian archers had bagged 6
silver and 1 bronze medal before the Shanghai World Cup.
Women archers who clinched silver medal in Recurve Team event at
Ogden World Cup, improved upon their performance and brought
home golden glory. The team comprised, teenager
Archery-sensation Deepika Kumari, old foe Chekrovolu Swuro and
seasoned campaigner Bombayla Devi. The trio defeated Italy very
convincingly in the final 215-205 and took sweet revenge of
their loss in the final of the World Championship at Turin
earlier this year.
The men's Compound Team also excelled at Shanghai and surprised
many by winning a silver medal. It was India's first medal in
this category in World Cup competitions. After getting better of
Philippines and Australia in earlier rounds, Indian team went
down to three times winner USA in the final. The team comprised
Jignas Chittibomma, Chinna Raju Srither and Ratan Singh
Khuraijam.
In individual events, Junior World Champion, Deepika Kumari was
the lone Indian medal winner. She claimed a bronze medal in the
Women's Recurve competition. She defeated Erwina
Safitri of Indonesia 6-4 for the bronze medal play-off. It
was Deepika's 6th medal this year in World Cup competitions.
Hereunder is the report card of the performance of Indian
archers at Shanghai -
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