The Indian recurve men’s and women’s teams’ campaign ended early after they lost their respective second-round matches at the Archery World Cup Stage-4 here on Thursday.
On the previous evening, B. Dhiraj and Ankita Bhakat emerged as the best Indians in individual qualifying rounds.
The results: Recurve: Qualifying round: Individual: Men: B. Dhiraj (13th, 674), Rahul (34th, 665), Neeraj Chauhan (35th, 664), Tarundeep Rai (42nd, 660); Women: Ankita Bhakat (15th, 660), Deepika Kumari (18th, 653), Gatha Khadake (25th, 647), Sharvari Shinde (48th, 629).
Team: India (Men: 9th, 2003; Women: 4th, 1960; Mixed: 9th, 1334).
Elimination rounds: Team: Men: India (Dhiraj, Rahul, Neeraj) bt Poland 6-2 (first round), lost to Brazil 2-6 (second round); Women: India (Ankita, Deepika, Gatha) got a bye (first round), lost to France 3-5 (second round).
Published – July 10, 2025 05:19 pm IST
