India had an impressive day at the Archery World Cup in Antalya, Turkey on Wednesday securing a place in the men’s compound team final.
Seeded ninth, the Indian team of Abhishek Verma, Rajat Chauhan and Aman Saini got the better of their top-seeded Turkish opponents in the quarter-finals before beating the Great Britain team 236-235 in semi final.
The result secured the Indians a medal and they will now face France in the final for gold on Saturday.
🚨 Medal assured
India’s ninth-seeded men’s compound team of Abhishek Verma, Aman Saini and Rajat Chauhan advance to the final, beating Italy, number one seed Turkey and fourth seed of the GBR series. 👏🏽
Gold medal match against France on Saturday. pic.twitter.com/QNdtj9MgsE
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Meanwhile, India’s women’s team consisting of Muskan Kirar, Avneet Kaur and Priya Gurjar lost to Turkey 233-235 in the quarter-finals.
In the recurve qualifications, India’s Tarundeep Rai and Sachin Gupta placed seventh and eighth respectively to ensure the men’s team was the top seed. India’s recurve women’s team, meanwhile, finished fourth as Ridhi put up a strong first half to finish eighth in the standings.
Classic qualification: Three Indian archers gave a good performance. Tarundeep Rai and Sachin Gupta are in the top 8 and therefore the men’s team is the top seed. Ridhi had a strong first half to finish 8th.
Rankings by team:
Men 1st 🔝
Women 4th
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