World Archery Championships: India women's compound team wins historic gold by beating Mexico
World Archery Championships: India women's compound team wins historic gold by beating Mexico
The India women’s compound archery team comprising Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Aditi Swami and Parneet Kaur created history by winning gold in the World Archery Championships in Berlin on Friday.
The Indian trio beat Mexico’s Dafne Quintero, Ana Sofia Hernandez Jeon, and Andrea Becerra in the final round by a score of 235-229 (59-57, 59-58, 59-57, 58-57) to register India’s first-ever gold medal at the archery world championships in any category.
“We’re very happy we’ve won the first title for India. We just focused on our shooting, and we were confident that we would win,” Aditi, who had been crowned U-18 world champion in July, said after the victory.
“Despite the noise from the stands, we did not get distracted and focused on our shooting,” said Parneet.
HISTORIC win for India
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