Patna, August 9, 2010: In a remarkable achievement, the Indian women’s team, comprising Dola Banerjee, L. Bombayla Devi and Deepika Kumari, made it to the final of the World Cup archery Stage III at Ogden (the US) on August 6, 2010. India will take on World Champion Korea in the summit clash.
According to information received here, sixth ranked India outplayed Georgia 220-201 points in the first round, ousted Spain in the quarterfinals at 218-182 and overcame second ranked China in the semifinals at 215-206.
Interestingly, Deepika, the youngest member of the team, won the world cadet recurve individual gold medal last year at the same venue.
The men’s recurve team, delivering medals of all hues since 2008, missed out this time losing to Italy in the quarterfinals. Tarundeep Rai, Mangal Singh and Kapil lost at 216-219 after defeating Colombia at 215-213 in the first round in a 16-team field.
Source: Indian Archery Association press release
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