Archery World Cup 2023: India won four medals in Antalya

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Indian men's recurve team comprising Atanu Das, Dheeraj Bommadevra and Tarundeep Rai won the silver medal at the Archery World Cup 2023 Stage 1 held in Antalya, Turkey on 23 April.

An overview of the news

• The Indian trio lost 4-5 to China's Li Zhongyuan, Qi Jiangshuo and Wei Shaoxuan in the final.

• While India lost the first two sets, they soon came back to win the next two sets to level the scores at 4-4.

• But in the deciding fifth set, the two teams were tied 28-28, leading to a shoot-off, which was won by the Chinese team.

• Earlier, the fourth seeded Indian men's recurve archery team had defeated Italy, Japan, Chinese Taipei and Netherlands on their way to the final.

• On the same day, Dheeraj Bommadevra defeated Ilfat Abdullin of Kazakhstan 7–3 to win the bronze medal in the men's individual recurve event.

• Thus with two medals on 23 April, India ended the competition with four medals, including two gold, one silver and one bronze.

Name of medal winners of India

• Jyothi Surekha Vennam - Women's Individual Compound - Gold Medal

• Jyoti Surekha Vennam and Ojas Praveen Deotale - Compound Mixed Team - Gold Medal

• Atanu Das, Dhiraj Bommadevra and Tarundeep Rai - Men's Recurve Team - Silver Medal

• Dheeraj Bommadevra - Men's Individual Recurve - Bronze Medal