Archery World Cup 2018: India Women's Compound Team Bags Silver

The India women's compound team missed out on a gold by a whisker, settling for a silver medal at the 2018 Archery World Cup - Stage 4 in Berlin on Saturday. The team comprising of Tisha Deb, Muskan Kirar and Jyothi Surekha lost by a slender margin 228-229 to France to take the second spot. The Indian trio, who qualified as the fifth-best team for the summit clash, edged past Great Britain 224-223 in the preliminary round, outclassed the US 232-228 and stunned top-seed Turkey 231-228 to book a place in the final. However, in the gold medal match the fifth-seeded India team failed to keep their nerves as they allowed France to take home the gold.

"Indian Compound Women #Archery Team (Tisha Deb, Muskan Kirar and Jyothi Surekha settled for ?? medal. France beat India in finals 229-228 #WCBerlin," Archery Association of India tweeted post the national team achieved the historic feat.

Indian Compound Women #Archery Team (Tisha Deb, Muskan Kirar and Jyothi Surekha settled for ?? medal

France beat India in finals 229-228 #WCBerlin pic.twitter.com/XYcnlCTqct

— ARCHERY ASSOCIATION OF INDIA (@india_archery) July 21, 2018

On the other hand, the India mixed compound team of Abhishek Verma and Jyothi Sureka lost in the semi-final but still have a chance of bringing home a bronze medal as they are set to face Turkey in the bronze medal match later on Saturday.

"Compound Mixed duo Abhishek Verma & Jyothi Surekha lost in Semi-Final against 155-154 #archery #WCBerlin. India will face Turkey in Bronze Medal Match on Saturday," Archery Association of India tweeted.

Meanwhile, the India Recurve Mixed team failed to assure a podium spot after being drubbed 0-6 in the quarter-final by Chinese Taipei.