Deepika helps India finish second

Patna, June 8, 2011: Deepika Kumari came up with an outstanding performance among Indians on the opening day of the World Cup (Stage II) archery competition at Antalya (Turkey) on Tuesday.

According to information received here, the petite archer from Ranchi finished fourth overall (1354 points) behind the three Koreans. She also helped India finish second (4005 points) behind Korea in the team ranking.

Otherwise, the Indians had a bad day with the men’s recurve team finishing ninth and individuallyJayanta Talukdar (1335, 15th), Thupuvoyi Swuro (1316, 29th), Rahul Banerjee (1312, 31st) and Tarundeep Rai (1296, 54th). India was ranked ninth (3963 points) in the men’s section and will take on eighth ranked Japan in the first round of the team championship. Korea finished at No. 1 in ranking with 4091. Mexico was a surprising second with 4051 and France was third with 4013.

In the women’s section, L. Bombayla Devi (1334, 11th), Chekrovolu Swuro (1317, 30th) and Seema Verma (1292, 52nd) finished in that order. In the team event, India will play 15th ranked Turkey in the first round.

World record holder Kim Woojin of Korea (1381, 1st), Oh Jin Hyek of Korea (1362, 2nd, Dai Xiaoxiang of China (1361, 3rd) took the top three places in the men’s section. Ki Bo Be (1372, 1st), Jung Dasomi (1360, 2nd), Han Gyeonghee (1356, 3rd), all from Korea, occupied the top three spots.

In the team standing, Korea headed the field with 4088, India was second and China was third with 3999.

In the mixed team event, the Indian pair of Deepika and Talukdar garnered 2689 points to rank fourth in a field of 16 teams.

Indian Archery Association Press release