Indian women’s recurve team in bronze playoff; men bow out of World Archery Championship

Deepika Kumari. Pic/AFP

The women's recurve team of Deepika Kumari, teenager Gatha Khadake and Ankita Bhakat entered the bronze medal playoffs at the World Archery Championships here on Tuesday but the men made a shocking first-round exit and the compound archers failed to add more to their tally of two medals.

The third-seeded Indian trio secured back-to-back wins before losing to Japan 2-6 in the semi-finals. India will now face South Korea for the bronze, aiming for their first women's team medal at the World Championships since 2015.

In contrast, the men's recurve team endured a disappointing outing. Seeded ninth, the trio of Neeraj Chauhan (670, 36th seed), Olympian Dhiraj Bommadevara (669, 39th) and Rahul (657, 62nd) slumped to a shock first-round defeat to 24th seeds Denmark.

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