Kolkata:Powered by Deepika Kumari's gold and bronze medal performances on the
concluding day, India finished fourth in the Archery World Cup Stage 3 in
Medellin, Colombia.
The
world number three recurve archer Deepika shot four perfect 10s in windy
conditions to lead India to a 201-186 thrashing of China for the team gold
medal on Sunday.
It
was India's first World Cup team gold since Shanghai 2011.
Later,
Deepika paired up with Atanu Das to win the mixed team bronze with an 18-point
margin (150-132) against the Mexicans.
India
thus finished fourth with one gold and two bronze as the US topped the
standings with nine medals (2-5-2), while China (2-1-2) and Colombia (1-1-0)
were second and third respectively.
Top-seededChina comprising London Olympics team silver medallists Xu Jing, Cheng Ming and
Cui Yuanyuan, an individual winner in Antalya, were the favourites with a 7-4
head-to-head track record.
But
China had a disastrous first end with Ming missing the target completely and
failing to register a score while Jing and Yuanyuan came up with 6 and 5.
The
other two Indian members Rimil Buriuly and Bombayla Devi Laishram managed 11
between them while Deepika had an 8 to open up a massive 46-33 lead after the
first end.
It
was too late for China to stage a recovery as India extended their lead to
147-134 before the last six arrows.
The
Chinese trio tried hard but it was difficult to hit perfect 10s in windy
conditions as Deepika showed her class to ensure the gold by a handsome
15-point margin.
The
next and last World Cup stage of the season before the Paris Final is scheduled
in Wroclaw, Poland from August 19-25.
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