Recently suspended from the International Archery Association, Indian archers have clinched at least a silver medal in the compound mixed event with a bronze medal in the recurve category at the Asian Archery Championship here on Tuesday. Due to the suspension of the Indian Federation, the Indian archers, who were participating under the neutral flag, won the bronze medal in the mixed category of recurve. The mixed Indian pair of Atanu Das and Deepika Kumari defeated China's Yichai Zheng and Shaijuan Wei 6-2.
At the same time, according to information received from sources, Indian archer Atanu Das won a bronze medal in the individual recurve category of the Asian Championship. At the same time, Das is playing under the flag of World Archery Association due to suspension of Indian Archery Federation. She defeated Jin Hyek Oh of Korea 6-5 in the bronze medal shoot-off, where she won the bronze medal in the mixed recurve category along with Deepika Kumari.
At the same time, it has been discovered that in the compound category, the Indian pair of Abhishek Verma and Jyoti Surekha Vennam defeated the Korean pair 159-154 and secured a place in the final. The Indian pair will face the Chinese Taipei pair in the final to be played on Wednesday. The team's matches will start on Wednesday. Indian women archers will try to get Olympic quota from the qualification round on Thursday.
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