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Indian Archery Teams Reach Finals in Dhaka: Recurve Men and Compound Women Advance

Indian archery teams are making waves at the Asian Championships in Dhaka. The men's recurve team secured their final spot with a hard-fought victory over Kazakhstan. Meanwhile, the women's compound team dominated their matches against Vietnam and Bangladesh. Both teams will now face South Korea in what promises to be thrilling finals later this week.

Key Points: Indian Recurve Men and Compound Women Teams Reach Asian Archery Finals

  • Men's recurve team defeated Kazakhstan 5-3 to set up final against South Korea
  • Women's compound team beat hosts Bangladesh 234-227 in semi-final
  • Yashdeep Bhoge scored career-best 687 points in qualification rounds
  • Deepshikha topped women's qualification with 705 points ahead of world number two Jyothi
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Asian Archery C'ships: Recurve men and compound women's teams enter final

Indian men's recurve and women's compound archery teams advance to Asian Championships finals in Dhaka after impressive semi-final victories.

"Bhoge achieved a career-best qualification score of 687 points, including nine X10s - Competition Report"

Dhaka, Nov 10

Indian men's recurve and women's compound archery teams advanced to the final of the Asian Archery Championships here on Monday.

The second-seeded men's recurve team of Yashdeep Sanjay Bhoge, Atanu Das & Rahul defeated Kazakhstan 5-3 to set up a final with South Korea, who beat Uzbekistan 6-2 in the semi-final.

The men's trio started the campaign with a commanding 6-2 victory over Turkmenistan, followed by a 6-0 thrashing of Malaysia in the quarter-finals.

In the qualification round, Bhoge achieved a career-best qualification score of 687 points, including nine X10s. The 25-year-old’s only previous international medal was in the mixed team event at the 2019 Asia Cup in Bangkok. Seasoned archer Atanu finished seventh with 668 points, while Rahul was 11th with 666.

The women's team, comprising Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Prithika Pradeep, and Deepsikha, defeated the hosts Bangladesh 234-227 in the semi-final to reach the final against South Korea, who defeated Iran 237-227.

The top-seeded women's team started with a 235-225 victory over Vietnam in the quarterfinal and then secured a win in the semifinals against the hosts Bangladesh.

In the qualification rounds, Deepshikha topped the chart with 705, followed closely by world number two Jyothi Surekha Vennam on 703, and promising stars Prithika Pradeep with 702 and Chikitha Taniparthi with 701 – both medallists in Winnipeg – with just one point separating the trio.

Competition at the Asian Archery Championships continues in Dhaka on Tuesday with individual and team eliminations. The event runs throughout the week. The compound finals are scheduled for Thursday and the recurve finals on Friday.

A total of 207 archers from 29 nations are competing for continental honours across 10 events at the National Stadium in Dhaka. India's seasoned archer Deepika Kumari aims to secure her first gold medal of the season after winning bronze in Shanghai.

- IANS

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Rohit P
Finally seeing some promising results in archery! Yashdeep's career-best 687 is impressive. Hope this momentum continues and we get gold in both categories. South Korea will be tough though - they're the masters of archery.
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Aditya G
Good to see new talent emerging alongside experienced archers like Atanu Das. The mix of youth and experience seems to be working well. Hope they maintain this form for the Olympics qualification.
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Sarah B
While the results are encouraging, I wish we had more coverage of archery in mainstream media. These athletes work so hard but get very little recognition compared to cricket. They deserve more support and visibility.
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Kavya N
The women's team is absolutely killing it! Jyothi Surekha Vennam is world number 2 for a reason. So proud of our girls showing such precision and consistency. Gold medal loading... 💪✨
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Michael C
Impressive to see India competing at this level in archery. The qualification scores are world-class. Hope they can translate this into Olympic success. The depth in women's compound is particularly remarkable.

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