The Indian women’s recurve archery squad has reached the final of the ongoing World Cup Stage 3 in Paris. The Indian triad of Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhagat, and Simranjit Kaur defeated Turkey’s Gulnaz Koskun, Ejagi Basaran, and Yasmin Angoz 5- 3 in the semi-finals.
India will clash with Taiwan in the gold medal match. The Indian women’s squad won the gold medal in this event last time. Turkey’s squad reached the last four after defeating gold medal candidates South Korea in the quarter-finals. The final will be sported on Sunday.
delicate performance in qualifying started
The Indian women’s squad performed inadequately in the qualifying round. Due to this, the party got the 13th seed. India clashed with Ukraine in the first round and won in a one-sided fashion. The first two sets were won by India 57- 53 and 57- 54 respectively. Two points were awarded for winning a set. At the same time, if the sets remained equal, both the brigades will get 1 point each. therefore, after three sets, India won 5- 1.
India will have to face a big challenge from Britain in the quarter-finals. The Indian platoon defeated Britain indeed more fluently 6- 0. The Indian triad won the first set 59- 51, the alternate set also 59- 51, and the third set 58- 50.
Turkey put up a tough fight
In the semi-final against Turkey, the Indian crew won the first set 56- 51. In the alternate set too, the Indian crew won 57- 56. Indeed if the third set was tied, the Indian platoon’s entry into the final would have been decided, but Turkey made a strong comeback and won it 55- 54.
India’s men’s squad lost in the first round itself
The eighth-seeded triad of master Tarundeep Rai, Jayant Talukdar, and Praveen Jadhav lost to Switzerland in the first round itself. Switzerland won the match 5- 4.
Archery World Cup is organized every time in four different metropolises of the world in four stages. Stage- 3 matches are presently being held in Paris. Apart from this, there’s also a World Cup Tests at the end of the time. In this, the hunters who perform well in the first four stages get a chance.