Recurve archers fail, women miss bronze at World Championships

Deepika Kumari. Pic/AFP

Indian recurve archers once again flattered to deceive at the World Championships as the women's team lost to South Korea in the bronze medal playoff, while the mixed pair and men's individual hopes also crashed out on Wednesday.

Desperate to end a decade long medal drought at the Worlds, the women's trio of Deepika Kumari, Gatha Khadake and Ankita Bhakat went down 3-5 against South Korea. There was more heartbreak in the mixed event where Deepika and Neeraj Chauhan went down 4-5 (18-19) in a shoot-off to Japan's Nanami Asakuno and Yuki Kawata in the second round of 16.

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