Madhura wins maiden particular person gold medal rush continues for India at Archery World Cup Stage 2

Madhura Dhamangaonkar capped her dream comeback occasion with a shocking 139-138 win over USA’s Carson Krahe, clinching her maiden particular person World Cup gold medal on the Archery World Cup Stage 2 right here on Saturday.

Madhura, who’s unranked within the World Archery rankings for not competing on the worldwide degree for 3 years, was trailing 81-85 after a pricey seven within the third finish.

However the 24-year-old confirmed outstanding composure underneath stress, dropping only one level in a near-flawless fourth finish to degree the rating at 110-all.

Within the decider, she held her nerves with two good 10s – each X scores of arrows nearer to the centre – and a 9 to edge previous Krahe by one-point in an exciting end.

This was Madhura’s third medal of the occasion, having earlier gained a silver within the ladies’s crew occasion and a bronze within the compound combined crew occasion alongside Abhishek Verma, marking a outstanding return to worldwide archery after three years.

Medal rush continues for India at Archery World Cup Stage 2

Earlier, Indian compound archers delivered a stellar efficiency, clinching a gold, silver and bronze apiece within the crew occasions on the Archery World Cup Stage 2 on Saturday.

The spotlight of the medal rush was the gold gained by the boys’s crew comprising Abhishek Verma, Ojas Deotale and Rishabh Yadav who defeated Mexico 232-228 in a tense closing.

India started strongly taking a 2-point lead with a near-flawless 59 within the first finish to Mexico’s 57. The second finish noticed Mexico preventing again with 58, whereas India managed 56 to degree the match at 115-115 on the half-way stage.

Within the third finish, India edged forward once more with a 58 as Mexico posted 57, giving the Indians a slender 173-172 lead.

The Indian trio held its nerve within the closing finish, taking pictures an outstanding 59 to seal the gold with Mexico managing solely 56.

Within the ladies’s compound closing, the crew of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Madhura Dhamangaonkar and Chikitha Taniparthi gained silver after a 221-234 loss to a powerful Mexican aspect.

It was a one-sided contest, however the Indian ladies confirmed promise all through the event to earn a podium end.

Including to the medal tally, the Indian compound combined crew of Verma and Madhura clinched bronze, defeating Malaysia in a low-scoring third-place playoff.

The 24-year-old Madhura, who had by no means gained a World Cup medal earlier than, is making her second look within the competitors having made a comeback after three years. Her final look was within the 2022 Archery World Cup Stage 4 in Medellin.

These outcomes underline India’s rising depth and consistency in compound archery on the world stage.

With compound archery set to make its Olympic debut on the Los Angeles 2028 that includes a solitary occasion within the combined crew class, India will probably be eyeing its first-ever medal in archery within the mega sporting present.