‘s most decorated archer, Deepika Kumari, salvaged her pride with a hard-earned bronze medal after a semifinal heartbreak, while Parth Salunkhe also finished on the podium for the first time as India wrapped up their campaign at the World Cup Stage 2 with seven medals, here Sunday.
A day after compound archers put up a dominating show with five medals, Deepika and Salunkhe added two more from the recurve section to end India’s campaign on a high. The 30-year-old four-time Olympian Deepika defeated Korea’s Kang Chae Young 7-3 in the bronze medal playoff and returned with a consolation podium finish.
In the men’s section, 21-year-old Salunkhe, after taking just one point off multiple Olympic medallist and reigning champion Woojin in his semi-final loss, bounced back impressively to beat higher-seeded French archer Baptiste Addis 6-4 in a tense five-settter to earn his maiden World Cup medal.