A young Indian team has completed the 2022 Asia Cup World Ranking Stage 1 tournament with eight medals – two gold and six silver – at Surakhun Stadium, here on Saturday.
The men’s recurve team, made up of national champions Parth Salunkhe, Rahul Nagarwal and Dhiraj Bommadevara, has changed as a team has won gold after being drawn in individual events.
The Indian men’s recurve team defeated Kazakhstan 6-2 in the final to win the gold medal. On the other hand, 19-year-old compound archer Sakshi Chaudhary, who won silver at the Youth World Championships last year, defeated compatriot Parneet Kaur 142-140 for the Yellow Metal.
Even if India won two gold medals, the contingent would hurt the missed opportunities lost in the other five finals in a depleted field without heavyweights South Korea, China, Japan and Chinese Taipei.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh has won three gold medals.
The Indian women’s team of Ridhi, Tisha Punia and Tanisha Verma lost in the final with 4-5 against Bangladesh and finished with silver. Only four teams participated in the event. The Indian team defeated the hosts Thailand 6-2 in the semifinals. In the final of the Mixed Team, Ridhi and Parth Salunkhe also lost against Bangladesh 3-5.
The Indian men’s and women’s teams narrowly missed out on the summit clash.
While Rishab Yadav, Priyansh and Prathamesh Jawkar lost to Kazakhstan 232-233, the ladies team of Sakshi Chaudhary, Pragati and 15-year-old Aditi Gopichand Swami lost to Thailand 230-231.
In other individual events, Rishabh Yadav missed two darts in the men’s compound final against Iranian Mohammadsaleh Palizban to lose 126-145.
In a field of eight men, Rishabh Yadav, who finished second, beat Bangladesh Nawaz Ahmed Rakib 148-144 and Iranian Sayed Kowsar 148-145 to reach the final. Menhs Compound Archer Prathamesh Jawkar and Womens Recurve Archer Tisha Punia, also lost their Bronze Medal Play-Offs.
Particularly big names like Atanu Das, Deepika Kumari, Tarundeep Rai, Pravin Jadhav and Abhishek Verma were not competing in this event.
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