India clinched a silver medal in the men’s recurve team event at the Archery World Cup Stage 1 after the trio of Dhiraj Bommadevara, Tarundeep Rai, and Atanu Das went down 1-5 to China in the final at Auburndale in USA last night.
This was India’s third medal of the season-opening event, with a fourth one still in sight as Dhiraj remained in contention in the men’s recurve individual event slated later in the day. Earlier, India had secured a gold in the compound mixed team event and a bronze in compound men’s team.
The trio of Dhiraj Bommadevara, Tarundeep Rai, and Atanu Das bagged India’s third medal of the season-opening event. Earlier, India had secured a gold in the compound mixed team event and a bronze in compound men’s team.
In the recurve team gold medal clash, India and China shared the first set with identical scores of 54.
The Chinese team of Li Zhongyuan, Kao Wenchao, and Wang Yan stepped up in the second set, hitting four 10s to take a 3-1 lead. India slipped again into the red ring with another 8, losing the set 55-58.
Needing to win the third set to stay alive, the Indian team once again stumbled as China edged a win with a 55-54 score to seal gold. China also bagged the bronze medal.
Abhishek Verma narrowly missed out on a podium, finishing fourth in the compound men’s individual section. Dhiraj remains in contention in the men’s recurve individual event slated later in the day.