Archery World Cup Stage 3: Indian men, women compound team bag bronze medal

Third successive medal for Jyothi Surekha Vennam across all World Cup stages

India's men's and women's compound archery team bagged bronze medals in the Archery World Cup Stage 3 in Medellin, Colombia. After a good start in the opening day, the Indian team continued the fine form reaching the semi-finals in respective team events. Both teams lost the semi-final in the shoot offs after levelling scores.

The men's team consisting of Abhishek Verma, Ojas Deotale and Prathamesh Jawkar were seeded second and had a smooth sailing till the semis. Against Mexico, the Indian team was lagging by two point after series 2 and 3 but made a strong comeback in the last to level the scores. But the third seed Mexico stood firm and progressed to the final scoring 29; two ahead in the shoot offs.

Meanwhile the top seeded India women's team was seeded first and were the favourites to win gold. Like the men's team, they too suffered a semi-final loss to fourth seed USA (28-29) after scoring (232-232) at the end of four series. Nevertheless the side came back strong in a few minutes and beat Mexico (29-29) in shoot offs. Although the scores were tied, the Indian team had one arrow closer to the center (X) which helped them sail through.

Later in the day, the recurve qualification rounds started with Tushar Shelke scoring 671 and is the top seeded India. He is followed by Mrinal Chauhan - 670 (20th), Dhiraj Bommadevera - 669 (23rd), and Tarundeep Rai - 668 (25th). The top three spots is occupied by Archery powerhouse South Korea.

Bhajan Kaur was the standout performer in the women's archery qualification scoring 668 thereby securing the ninth spot. None of the other female archers finished inside top 20; Sangeeta - 651 (30th), Tanisha Verma - 648 (36th), and Ankita Bhakat - 636 (50th). The men's recurve team is seeded fourth while the women's team is seeded seventh.

Compound men's team peformance at Archery World Cup Stage 3

R1 - beats Chile (237-228)

Quarter-finals - beats Slovenia (237-223)

Semi-finals - lost to Mexico (237-237) (27-29 in shoot offs)

Bronze medal - beats Colombia (236-228)

Compound women's team performance at Archery World Cup Stage 3

R1 - Bye

Quarter-finals - beats El Salvador (230-223)

Semi-finals - lost to USA (232-232) (28-29 in shoot offs)

Bronze Medal - beats Mexico (232-232) (29-29 in shoot offs)