Jyothi Vennam clinches fourth spot in rankings as India move to second in qualifying round – Firstpost

Yecheon: Defending Asian Games champion Jyothi Surekha Vennam’s fourth-place finish propelled the women’s compound team to second place in the qualifying standings for the second stage of the Archery World Cup. arc that began on Tuesday in Yecheon, South Korea. After winning a hat-trick of gold medals at the opening stage of the World Cup in Shanghai last month, Jyothi missed out on third place in the rankings by just three points, finishing behind South Korea’s Oh Yoohyun , who shot 707.

Han Seungyeon took pole position with 711, followed by Luxembourg’s Mariya Shkolna at one point.

At eighth and 15th places respectively, Parneet Kaur (704) and world champion Aditi Swami (702) were the next best Indians overall as the Indian team grabbed the second seed behind South Korea .

The Indian women’s team will get a bye to the quarters where they will face seventh seeds Italy. It was an unforgettable outing for the men’s compound archers and Priyansh, at 16th place in the rankings, was the best among the Indians.

Prathamesh Fuge and multiple World Cup gold medalist Abhishek Verma, who appeared to be past his prime, were the second-best Indians, finishing modestly in 20th and 24th places.

This had an impact on the ranking of the teams which slipped to fourth place. Priyansh and Jyothi also combined to secure a fourth place finish in the mixed team standings.

Qualifications for recurve archers will begin on Wednesday.

The Indian men’s recurve team is returning after beating South Korea for the first time in a World Cup final at the Shanghai leg in April.

India topped the medal table in the first stage of the World Cup with five golds, two silvers and one bronze, pushing South Korea to second place (two golds, three silver and two bronze).