The Indian women's recurve team shocked top seeds Germany 5-3 to reach the final in the first stage of the Archery World Cup at Shanghai on Friday. The men's and mixed recurve teams as well remain on course for medals, but the compound archers disappointed to crash out of the fray.

Indian ace archer Deepika Kumari equalled the world record in woman’s recurve event at Archery World Cup in Shanghai, on Wendesday. The 21-year old from Jharkhand shot 686/720 to equal the world record set by 2012 Olympic champion Ki Bo-Bae of South Korea back in 2015 at the Universiade in Gwangju.

Abhishek Verma and Deepika Kumari bagged silver medals at the 2015 Archery World Cup Final in Mexico City over the weekend. While Verma won India’s first compound medal ever at a World Cup Final, it was Kumari’s fourth silver medal in five years in the premier competition.