In the championship match, Jyothi Surekha Vennam defeated Colombia's Sara Lopez 149-146 to take first place. To get to the final, she overcame Britain's Ella Gibson, the No. 1 player in the world, 148-146
Jyothi Surekha Vennam, 26, finished first in the season-opening Archery World Cup after scoring 713 out of a possible 720 points. The record achieved by Sara Lopez of Colombia in the 2015 Colombian National Selections was matched by the world No 11 ranked Indian archer, as per Olympics.com.
Following the national trials that concluded on Monday at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Sonipat, the team for Asian Games, Asian Championships, World Championships and four archery World Cups for this year was selected
The team from Chinese Taipei, comprising Rio 2016 Olympics bronze medallist Lei Chien-Ying, Peng Chia-Mao and Kuo Tzu Ying defeated the Indians by 5-1 in the final to grab the gold medal.
Abhishek Verma and Jyothi Surekha Vennam defeated the French pair of Sophie Dodemont and Jean Philippe Boulch 152-149 in the compound mixed team final to grab the yellow metal.
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): It was a double celebration for Indian Sports on Tuesday as Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Anurag Thakur felicitated India's Archery and Boxing contingents who have returned from the World Cup in Korea and Women's World Championship in Turkey, res
Gwangju [South Korea], May 21 (ANI): The Indian men's compound team bagged gold after outscoring France at the Archery World Cup 2022 stage 2 in Gwangju on Saturday.
Gwangju [South Korea], May 19 (ANI): The Indian women's recurve team claimed bronze after outscoring Chinese Taipei at the Archery World Cup 2022 stage 2 in Gwangju on Thursday.
Gwangju [South Korea], May 18 (ANI): The Indian men's compound team stunned the team from South Korea to reach the final at the Archery World Cup 2022 stage 2 in Gwangju on Wednesday.
Antalya [Turkey], April 24 (ANI): The Indian recurve mixed team on Sunday defeated Great Britain in the final to win the gold medal at the Archery World Cup 2022, Antalya.