Archer Deepika revives medal hopes at World Cup

08 June,2017 07:17 AM IST |  Antalya (Turkey)  |  PTI

Deepika Kumari revived medal hopes by topping the qualification round in the women's recurve section of the Archery World Cup Stage II here yesterday


Deepika Kumari

Deepika Kumari revived medal hopes by topping the qualification round in the women's recurve section of the Archery World Cup Stage II here yesterday.

Having made a quarter-final exit at the World Cup Stage I in Shanghai, the former World No. 1 put up a consistent display with 34 perfect 10s to total 672, five points ahead of Taipei's Peng Chia-Mao to bag the topseed as she will begin her campaign from the last-32.

Her teammates Monika Saren and Preeti finished 31st and 45th respectively as the team ranked fifth in the draw of 16.

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