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Indian women’s compound team in final, men bow out in quarters

Updated on: 24 September,2021 07:36 AM IST  |  Yankton
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However, the men’s team, led by the seasoned Abhishek Verma, lost 235-238 to Austria in the quarter-finals. The Indian women’s trio will next face top seeds Colombia in the final. Colombia defeated France 234-220 in its semi-final match.

 Indian women’s compound team in final, men bow out in quarters

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The Indian women’s compound archery team defeated hosts USA 226-225 to enter the finals but the men’s team lost in the Last-8 stage of the World Championship here. The seventh-seeded women’s team, comprising Priya Gurjar, Muskan Kirar and Jyothi Surekha, held its nerves in a close battle with Linda Ochoa-Anderson, Paige Pearce and Makenna Proctor on Wednesday.


However, the men’s team, led by the seasoned Abhishek Verma, lost 235-238 to Austria in the quarter-finals. The Indian women’s trio will next face top seeds Colombia in the final. Colombia defeated France 234-220 in its semi-final match.


The mixed team of Verma and Surekha also entered the final, beating Korea’s Kim Yunhee and Kim Jongho 159-156. They will be up against second seeds Colombia in the summit clash.


In the men’s section, three-time World Cup gold-medallist Verma, along with Sangam Bisla and Roshab Yadav, fought well but could not advance ahead. The Indian men’s team was seeded fifth in the draw.

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