Indian men win silver at Archery World Cup Stage-1 in Antalya

 ANTALYA: The Indian men’s recurve team comprising of Atanu Das, Dhiraj Bommadevara and Tarundeep Rai was defeated by Li Zhongyuan, Qi Xiangshuo and Wei Shaoxuan of China 4-5 in the final at the Archery World Cup Stage-1 in Antalya on Sunday.

In a match that witnessed a shoot-off after the Indians bounced back after losing the first two sets.

Due to the Chinese having scored near the centre, they were declared the winner after the first shoot-off.

Later in the day, Dhiraj went down 4-6 to Dan Olaru of Moldova in the men’s individual recurve semifinal despite leading 4-0. However, Dhiraj beat Kazakhstan’s Ilfat Abdullin, the other losing semifinalist, 7-3 to win the bronze medal.

India finished with two golds, one silver and one bronze from Stage 1 of the meet. Agencies

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