HANGZHOU: Jyothi Surekha Vennam defeated the Republic of Korea’s So Chaewon in the final to bag a gold medal in the Compound Women’s Individual archery event, becoming the most successful Indian participant at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou on Saturday.
Jyothi registered a commanding 149-145 victory in the gold medal match. This is her third gold medal in this edi-tion of the Asian Games.
She had earlier picked gold medals in Compound Women’s Team and Compound Women’s Mixed Team competitions in Hangzhou.
India’s 17-year-old reigning World Champion Aditi Gopichand Swami claimed bronze medal in the event by beating Indonesian R.Z. Fadhly in the match to decide the third place. Aditi won the match 146-140 in difficult conditions.
Moreover, reigning World Champion Tejas Pravin Deotale added the Asian Games title to his kitty by beating compatriot Abhishek Verma in the final of the Compound Men’s Individual archery competition.
In the final on Saturday, Deotale defeated his experienced compatriot Verma 149-147.
This was his third gold medal in this edition of the Asian Games. Deotale had earlier won gold medals in Com-pound Men’s Team and Compound Mixed Team competitions. Agencies
Asian Games: Points Table (top 10)
Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 China 200 111 71 382
2 Japan 51 66 69 186
3 Republic of Korea 42 59 89 190
4 INDIA 28 38 41 107
5 Uzbekistan 22 18 31 71
6 Chinese Taipei 18 20 28 66
7 Iran 13 21 19 53
8 Thailand 12 14 32 58
9 Bahrain 12 2 5 20
10 DPR Korea 11 18 10 29
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