Archery World Cup: Jyoti Surekha Vennam wins bronze medal for India

New Delhi, October 18 (IANS). Indian archer Jyoti Surekha Vennam created history in the World Cup final on Saturday. Jyoti became the first Indian woman archer to win a medal. Third seed Jyoti performed brilliantly, defeating second seed Ella Gibson 150-145. He hit 10-10 targets with all 15 arrows. Asian Games champion Jyothi Surekha Vennam started her campaign with a 143-140 win over Alexis Ruiz in the quarter-finals, but suffered a narrow 143-145 loss to world number one Andrea Becerra of Mexico in the semi-finals. In the bronze medal match, Jyoti made a brilliant comeback and hit 10-10 shots 15 times in a row and ended her campaign brilliantly by dominating Gibson. Jyoti, currently third in the women’s category, qualified for the individual event in Nanjing based on her world ranking. This was Jyoti’s third appearance in a World Cup final. She also previously participated in Tlaxcala (2022) and Hermosillo (2023). In the women’s composite category, another Indian archer Madhura Dhamangaonkar had to bow out of the title race after facing a 142-145 defeat at the hands of Mexico’s Mariana Bernal in the opening round. Rishabh Yadav, who won the composite mixed team title in Auburndale this year, will now feature in the men’s composite event. He will face South Korea’s Kim Jongho in the quarterfinals later in the day. Jyoti and Rishabh Yadav, who won the composite mixed team event in Auburndale earlier this year, qualified for the individual events in Nanjing based on their respective rankings. All archers competing in the World Cup Finals qualified either by winning one of the four World Cup heats held in Auburndale, Shanghai, Antalya and Madrid or by World Cup ranking. India won a total of 14 medals from all four Archery World Cup stages held this year. This includes 3 gold, 4 silver and 7 bronze. –IANS RSG Share this story Tags