India wins 14 medals, including 9 gold, 4 silver and 1 bronze medal at the Archery Asia Cup 2024, held in Baghdad, Iraq.

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India wins 14 medals, including 9 gold, 4 silver and 1 bronze medal at the Archery Asia Cup 2024, held in Baghdad, Iraq. In the women’s individual recurve category, three-time Olympian Deepika Kumari won the gold medal by defeating compatriot Simranjeet Kaur 6-2. Meanwhile, in an all-Indian final, Dhiraj Bommadevara beat Tarundeep Rai 7-3 to win the men’s recurve archery title. Parneet Kaur defeated Iran’s Fatemeh Hemmati 138-135 for the women’s gold medal match while Prathamesh Jawkar beat teammate Kushal Dalal 146-144 for the men’s title. Indian women’s recurve team comprising Simranjeet Kaur, Deepika Kumari and Bhajan Kaur defeated Uzbekistan 5-4 via shootout in a closely-fought final to clinch the gold. On the other hand, the trio of Dhiraj Bommadevara, Pravin Ramesh Jadhav and Tarundeep Rai ousted Bangladesh 6-2 to claim the gold. Dhiraj and Simranjeet also teamed up to win the mixed team recurve gold, blanking Bangladesh 6-0 in the final.


      The first stage of the Archery Asia Cup 2024 held from February 20 to February 25, 2024 in Baghdad, Iraq.

     

     

 

     


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