2024 Archery World Cup Stage 1: Deepika Kumari reaches semi-final, compound mixed team in final

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Published at :April 26, 2024 at 6:16 PM

Modified at :April 26, 2024 at 6:16 PM

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Deepika Kumari will face South Korea’s Nam Suh-yeon in the 2024 Archery World Cup Stage 1 semi-final.

India’s Deepika Kumari has reached the women’s individual recurve semi-finals at the 2024 Archery World Cup Stage 1. Kumari was initially trailing 1-3 in the match. However, she made a brilliant comeback to defeat South Korea’s Jeon Hun-young in the quarterfinal match, with the final scoreline reading 6-4.

In the earlier rounds, she took down the likes of Vietnam’s Do Thi Anh Nguyet 6-0 in the Round of 64, Germany’s Katharina Bauer 7-3 in the Round of 32, and Italy’s Elisabetta Mijno 6-0 in the Round of 16.

The compound mixed team of Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Abhishek Verma have also secured a spot in the final at the Archery World Cup Stage 1 in Shanghai on Friday (April 26). The Indian duo defeated Mexico’s Andrea Becerra and Lot Maximo Mendez Ortiz 155–151 to secure a berth in the gold medal match.

Jyothi Surekha Vennam, who won three gold medals at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, is also in the semi-finals of the women’s individual and women’s team compound events. Vennam is still in contention to take three gold medals home from the Archery World Cup Stage 1.

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However, India’s Tarundeep Rai lost against Spain’s Andres Temino 7-3 in the quarterfinals of the men’s individual recurve event. The Indian mixed recurve team of Ankita Bhakat and Dhiraj Bommadevara also suffered a disappointing loss in the semi-final against top seeds South Korea, 6-0. They’ll be facing seventh seeds Mexico in the bronze medal match, who suffered a defeat against Spain.

Moreover, the Indian men’s recurve team of Bommadevara, Tarundeep Rai, and Pravin Jadhav are already in the final at the Archery World Cup Stage 1. The final will take place on Sunday (April 28), where they’ll face the South Korean trio of Kim Woo-jin, Lee Woo-seok, and Kim Je-deok for the gold medal.

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