Sharjah [UAE]Dec 26 (ANI): Indian archers topped the medal tally at the third leg of the Asia Cup 2022 held in Sharjah from Dec 20-25, ending the competition with a total of 10 medals, consisting of five golds, three silvers and two bronzes. .
Compound archers captured seven of India’s 10 medals, according to Olympics.com.
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In the women’s singles compound event, the Indian archers pulled off a clean sweep as Pragati took the gold medal after defeating compatriot Aditi Gopichand Swami in the final 144-142.
Parneet Kaur, who defeated top seed Oh Yoohyun of South Korea in the quarterfinals, lost to Aditi in the semifinals. But she rebounded to get a bronze around her neck after beating Korean Seungyeon Han in the bronze medal match.
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Pragati and Aditi were part of the women’s composite team that clinched gold by beating South Korea in an intense final. The duo had teamed up with Aishwarya Sharma to help India win their maiden medal at the Sharjah meet.
Priyansh, Ojas Pravin Deotale and Manav Ganeshrao Jadhao made the Indian men’s composite team and won gold in the event. India continued the pattern of beating the Koreans, toppling them 230-224 in the summit clash.
Priyansh and Ojas also reached the final of the individual event, where Priyansh prevailed 148-141 to win gold with the latter having to settle for silver. Manav was eliminated from the competition by Ojas in the quarters.
In recurve archer, India won their only individual medal, which was a bronze. Parth Sushant did it in the men’s category. She had lost to Kazakh goalkeeper Ilfat Abdullin, the eventual gold medalist 6-4 in the semifinals. But he rallied to defeat Korea’s Minseung Kang 7-3 in the battle for bronze.
Parth was part of all three of India’s medals in recurve archery, joining Mrinal Chauhan and Akash in winning the team gold medal, defeating South Korea 5-4 on tiebreak to go on top.
She also captured a silver in the mixed team event, teaming with Tisha Punia in a losing effort to Chinese Taipei in the final.
The women’s recurve team is close to the podium, but lost to Vietnam in the bronze medal matchup.
Archery Asia Cup 2022 stage 3 Sharjah: India Medal Winners-Women’s Team Composite: Pragati, Aditi Gopichand Swami, Aishwarya Sharma – gold-Men’s Team Composite: Priyansh, Ojas Pravin Deotale, Manav Ganeshrao Jadhao – gold-Men’s Individual Composite : Priyansh – gold ; Ojas Pravin Deotale – silver-Women’s Individual Compound: Pragati – gold; Aditi Gopichand Swami – silver; Parneet Kaur – bronze-Men’s Team Recurve: Mrinal Chauhan, Akash, Parth Sushant Salunke – gold-Mixed Team Recurve: Parth Sushant Salunke, Tisha Punia – silver-Men’s Individual Recurve: Parth Sushant Salunke – bronze. (AND ME)
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