Sunday, July 21, 2013

Archery News

At World Cup 2013 - Stage 3, Medellin, Colombia


Recurve Women Team - Gold medal
(2) India bt (1) China 201-186
Gold - India - Deepika Kumari, Rimil Buriuly, Bombayla Devi Laishram
Silver - China - Ming Cheng, Yuanyuan Cui, Jing Xu
Bronze - USA - Michelle Gilbert, Miranda Leek, Khatuna Lorig


Recurve Mixed Team - Bronze medal
(4) Atanu Das (IND)/ Deepika Kumari (IND) bt (3) Aida Roman (MEX)/ Juan Rene Serrano (MEX) 150-132

Gold - Xiaoxiang Dai (CHN)/ Jing Xu (CHN)
Silver - Brady Ellison (USA)/ Khatuna Lorig (USA)
Bronze - Atanu Das (IND)/ Deepika Kumari (IND)

In windy condition Indian women defeated Olympic silver medalist Chinese team for lifting their first World Cup team gold since Shanghai 2011 ... In the final Deepika hit four 10s from her 8 arrows in difficult conditions and helped India in their Gold medal win.

Jing Xu and Ming Cheng were part of Chinese team who won Olympic team silver in London and their third teammate Yuanyuan Cui was individual winner in Antalya (last World cup), is shooting here for the individual bronze medal ... This final match started in the worst possible way for China as they missed first arrow and their archers struggled to handle windy condition followed by several disastrous scores ... After one end India take 13 points lead, 46-33 ... In the second end both teams scored 51 points so Indian women kept 13 points lead, 97-84 ... Third end was also tied as both teams managed 50 points, Indian women kept their lead 147-134 ... In last and fourth end Indian women scored 54 points and Chinese women managed 52 only and Indian women completed convicing win by 15 points against formidable Chinese team ... This is India's 5th win against Chinese team in 12 meetings.

In Recurve Mixed team event Indian team of Atanu Das and Deepika Kumari lifted Bronze medal beating Olympic silver medalist Aida Roman and Juan René Serrano ... Mexican pair hit couple of 6s in first end which gave lead to Indians, 37-32 ... Which Indian pair increased to 10 points after Second end, 75-65 ... Indian archers were hitting target consistently and then increased their lead to 112-97 after Third end ... Indians showed lot more composure in adjusting this difficult windy condition and completed dominating win over Mexican pair, 150-132.

Good outing in this final stage of World Cup for Indian archers who won one Gold medal and two Bronze medals.

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