Shanghai [China], May 11 (ANI): India concluded its campaign at the Archery World Cup 2025 in Shanghai with an impressive total of seven medals, including bronze for Olympian Deepika Kumari and Parth Salunkhe in the individual recurve events, as reported by Olympics.com.
Deepika, one of India’s most accomplished archers, claimed her 37th World Cup medal with a 7-3 victory over South Korea’s Kang Chae-young — a Tokyo 2020 team gold medalist — in the bronze medal match. Deepika, who was seeded 12th in the tournament, had previously defeated China’s Li Jiaman, a Paris 2024 team silver medallist, 6-2 in the quarter-finals. However, she was defeated 7-1 by Olympic champion Lim Sihyeon in the semi-finals.
In a remarkable display, Parth Salunkhe, ranked 60th out of 64 archers, clinched the bronze in the men’s recurve event after a 6-4 victory over France’s Baptiste Addis, who had won a team silver at the Paris Olympics. Salunkhe caused major upsets, beginning with a shoot-off win over Tokyo 2020 gold medalist Mete Gazoz in the first round. He followed this by overcoming South Korea’s Kim Je Deok, a triple Olympic gold medalist in team events, 6-2 in the quarter-finals. His journey ended in the semi-finals with a narrow 6-4 defeat to reigning Olympic champion Kim Woojin.
India’s recurve teams, however, were unable to secure medals. The mixed team of Deepika and Dhiraj Bommadevara, the men’s trio of Tarundeep Rai, Atanu Das, and Dhiraj, as well as the women’s team of Deepika, Ankita Bhakat, and Anshika Kumari, all fell short in their respective events.
The bulk of India’s success came in the compound category, where Indian archers bagged five medals. Madhura Dhamangaonkar won the gold in the women’s individual event, while the men’s team of Ojas Deotale, Abhishek Verma, and Rishabh Yadav also took home the gold. The women’s compound team, comprising Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Madhura, and Chikitha Taniparthi, earned silver, while the mixed pair of Abhishek and Madhura secured bronze. Rishabh Yadav also added a bronze in the men’s individual compound event.
The next stage of the Archery World Cup will take place in Antalya, Turkey, from June 3 to 8, followed by another event in Madrid in July. The season-ending World Cup Final will be held in Nanjing, China, in October. (ANI)
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