India Archery Team News

India’s Ankita Bhakat was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the individual women’s recurve event at the ongoing Archery World Championships. The Indian contingent ended the championships with three silver medals to their name – in the women’s team, mixed team and women’s individual events.

Indian compound archer Surekha Jyoti Vennam ended the Archery World Championships with three silver medals to her name, having claimed the individual second place finish, on Saturday. Vennam lost to Colombian Sara Lopez to claim a silver medal finish in the individual event of the championships.

The Indian women’s archery team reached Paris on Monday to take part in the World Cup Stage 3, which is also their last shot to qualify for the Olympics. The team comprising of Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat and Komalika Bari will serve a 10-day mandatory quarantine period before the event starts.