The Indian men’s and women’s compound teams won gold medals at the Archery World Cup 2023 stage 4 in Paris, France, on Saturday.
India’s men’s compound archery team comprising Ojas Pravin Deotale, Prathamesh Jawkar and Abhishek Verma defeated the USA 236-232 in the final to top the podium.
Meanwhile, the women’s trio of Aditi Gopichand Swami, Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Parneet Kaur triumphed 234-233 over Mexico in a tight final to secure their gold.
En route to the final, the Indian men’s compound team shot 2127 points to finish fourth in the qualifying round involving 14 teams. The Indian trio beat Italy and Mexico in the pre-quarterfinals and quarter-finals, respectively, before knocking out the Republic of Korea, the top seeds, in the semi-finals to enter the gold medal match.
The Indian women’s compound team, meanwhile, dominated the competition from the start by scoring 2113 to top the qualifying round. Having received a bye in the first round, the Indian trio beat Estonia and Great Britain in the quarter-finals and the semi-finals, respectively, to make the final.
In the women’s compound individual event, Jyothi Surekha Vennam won the bronze medal after beating Colombia’s Sara Lopez, a former world champion, in a shootout after the scores were tied at 146-all.
The medals won on Saturday took India’s overall tally to five at the Paris meet. On Thursday, the Indian men’s and women’s recurve archery teams won bronze medals.
