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India women shock South Korea to reach recurve team final

India women shock South Korea to reach recurve team final

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India’s women’s recurve team stunned 10-time Olympic champions South Korea to enter the final of the Archery World Cup Stage 2 in Shanghai on Thursday. The trio of Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat and teenager Kumkum Mohod defeated the traditionally dominant Korean side 5-1 in the semifinal to assure India of its first medal of the tournament. India will now face China in the gold medal match on Sunday. Indian women hold nerve in knockout run The fourth-seeded Indian team produced a composed performance throughout the semifinal, opening with a strong 58-point set that immediately put Korea under pressure. India maintained control in the second set before sealing the contest with another 58 in the third. The victory came against a relatively inexperienced Korean lineup, though reigning world champion Kang Chaeyoung featured in the side. Earlier in the day, India recovered from a slow start to beat Uzbekistan 6-2 in the opening round before edging past Vietnam in a tense quarterfinal shoot-off. The Indians clinched the decider 28-25 after delivering a near-flawless final set under pressure. …

Indian Compound Archers dominate at Asia Cup Stage 1

Indian Compound Archers dominate at Asia Cup Stage 1

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Indian archers delivered a dominant performance in the qualification rounds of the Asia Cup Stage 1 in Bangkok, securing multiple entries into the pre-quarterfinals across categories. All four Indian compound men, Rajat Chauhan, Rishabh Yadav, Uday Kamboj and Prathamesh Jawkar, advanced to the pre-quarterfinal stage after occupying the top four positions in the individual rankings. Chauhan led the field with an impressive 712, followed by Yadav (708), Kamboj (706) and Jawkar (703), all crossing the 700-mark. In the recurve women’s category, Ruma Biswas, Kirti and Ridhi Phor also progressed to the pre-quarterfinals. Biswas emerged as the top Indian performer, finishing second with a score of 650, narrowly behind the leader. India secures top seeds across team events India’s dominance extended beyond individual events, with the compound men and women, recurve men, and mixed teams securing top seeding in their respective categories. The performances ensured direct qualification into the quarterfinal stages for several team events. In recurve men, Devaang Gupta led the Indian challenge with a third-place finish (663), supported by Sukhchain Singh (eighth) and Juyel …

Indian Archers advance to pre-quarterfinals at Asia Cup Stage 1

Indian Archers advance to pre-quarterfinals at Asia Cup Stage 1

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Indian archers made a strong start at the Asia Cup Stage 1 in Bangkok, with several athletes advancing to the pre-quarterfinals of their respective individual events on the opening day. In the recurve men’s category, Devaang Gupta and Sukhchain Singh progressed to the next round after consistent performances. In the compound women’s event, Chikitha Taniparthi, Raj Kaur, Tejal Salve and Swati Dudhwal also advanced, underlining India’s depth in the discipline. Earlier in the qualification rounds, Gupta emerged as the top Indian in recurve men, finishing third with a score of 663. He was followed by Sukhchain Singh in eighth place with 657, while Juyel Sarkar and Aarav Punia placed 11th and 35th, respectively. In compound women, Chikitha Taniparthi led the Indian contingent with a fourth-place finish, scoring 697. Raj Kaur secured fifth place with 695, while Tejal Salve and Swati Dudhwal finished 13th and 17th. Strong squad aims for ranking points The Asia Cup features 194 archers from India and 18 other countries and offers crucial world ranking points early in the season. India have …

Paralympics champion Harvinder Singh taking aim at able-bodied archery events | Sport-others News

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Harvinder Singh’s immediate ambitions are modest – making the state squad first, and helping the team win the next Recurve Archery Nationals. But he is quietly looking forward to taking on men whom he calls ‘Olympics ke Ustaad.’ Masters of Olympics. The 33-year-old Paris Paralympics Recurve champion, with impairments weakening both feet, is aiming at a fairly difficult target – competition in the able-bodied category, which makes his pursuit unique. The Kaithal (Haryana) archer, has been shooting over the same 70 metre distance (as the able-bodied) with some brilliance in the past few months – he nailed five 10s, on clutch shots (needing 10-to-win), to claim the Paralympics gold. Same arrows, same bow, same match format, same target. Getting into the Open category mix might simply be about adapting to the prospect of competing against men with nothing holding them back in fitness – all standing still. But Harvinder is keen to back himself. “I’m aware that there’s no dearth of excellent archers in India amongst the able-bodied and for 12 years since I started …