Three-time Olympian Deepika Kumari suffered a defeat in her women's individual recurve archery bronze medal match, losing to Mexico's Alejandra Valencia by a 4-6 scoreline.
Before this tournament back in February, Kumari had last worn Indian colours in the Paris Archery World Cup back in 2022. While many expected the veteran Olympian to come back with some solid performances, she surpassed expectations of many with two gold medal wins in the Asia Cup. She beat
Olympian Tarundeep Rai and women's compound champion Aditi Swami Gopichand will be among 16 archers, eight men and eight women competing at the continental event.