India Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Rishabh Yadav won gold in the event composed of the mixed team at the Archery of the World Cup at Archery 1, beating the Chinese Taipei 153-151 in an exciting final in Auburndale.
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Auburndale (USA): Jyothi Surekha’s mixed Indian team Vennam and Rishabh Yadav won the gold medal at the World Cup for Archement Stage 1, beating their Chinese opponents Taipei Huang I-Jou and Chen Chieh-Lun 153-151 in a difficult final here on Saturday.
The Indian mixed pair lost the first and second series 37-38 and 38-39 before returning strongly in the third set by winning 39-38 thanks to two 10s and an “interior 10”.
They then easily won the fourth and decisive series 39-36 for a global score of 153-151.
They had beaten Slovenia on Friday to provide India from a third medal.
The gold -winning feat of the Indian duo got closer to adding the event to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games program.
Jyothi and Rishabh, who were fifth seeded because of their qualification scores, had beaten Spain (156-149) in the first round, Denmark (156-154) in the quarter-final, before taking over Slovenia (159-155) during the last four rounds.
It was after a Dhiraj Bommadevara, who landed in the United States, the United States a few hours before the competition due to visa problems, showed a remarkable coat to guide the Indian male replenishment team in the final on Thursday.
The Indian team of fifth seeds, also including experienced activists Tarundeep Rai and Atanu Das, beat Spain 6-2 to ensure the country of a second medal during the World Cup of the season. India will now face China third seeded on Sunday in the confrontation of the gold medal.
India had already opened its account with a bronze medal from the male team event made up on Wednesday.
