On Saturday, India’s Jyothi Surekha Vennam and his debutant partner Ojas Deotale produced their best against Chinese Taipei 159-154 as India secured the compound mixed team gold to open their account in the Archery World Cup Stage 1 in Turkey. This gold medal in the mixed compound event is India’s 2nd ever World Cup gold medal. Jyothi and Veteran Abhishek Verma had secured their maiden gold medal in World Cup-3 in Paris 2022.
The Compound Mixed Team shines at the #ArcheryWorldCup🏹 in Antalya,& wins 1️⃣st 🏅for 🇮🇳
The dynamic duo of @VJSurekha & Ojas Deotale wins 🥇 against 🇹🇼 with a score of 159-154.
Great start to the season👏
Up next Jyothi in Women's individual SF match in the afternoon session pic.twitter.com/V2d6PeNbed
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) April 22, 2023
The new Indian pair hardly looked short on experience as India’s multiple World Cup champion, Verma, who failed to make the cut from the national trials. The Indian pair hit the centre 15 times from 16 arrows to beat their 12th-seeded rivals in a thrilling final. Of the 15 perfect 10s, 12 times the pair hit the X (which is closer to the centre).
The second seeded Indian pair of Jyothi and 20-year-old Deotale lost just one point only once in the final, otherwise it would have been a perfect 160/160.
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