The Indian men's 'compound' archery team of Abhishek Verma, Rajat Chauhan and Aman Saini defeated France by one point in the thrilling final of the first leg of the World Cup to clinch the gold medal. India, however, could not win the second medal in the 'compound'. The mixed doubles pair of Verma and Muskan Kirar have lost to Croatia 156-157 in the bronze medal 'playoffs'.
In the men's final of the 'Compound' team event, the Indian team has lost to their French rivals Jean-Philippe Boulch, Quentin Brar and Adrian Gontier in the first set by 56-57. The French team continued its good performance even after this and the Indian team was trailing by 3 points from 113-116 at one point. The Indians then made a great comeback and won the third set by a margin of 60-58 to take the total to 173-174.
After which the Indian players did not look back and scored 59 in the fourth set while the French team could only score 57 points under pressure. In this way, India has also won the gold medal by gaining a one-point lead. The 'recurve' mixed doubles pair of Tarundeep Rai and Riddhi Four are all set to enter the gold medal clash on Sunday. They defeated Spain 5-3 in the semi-finals.
Ravi won several gold medals in a row at the Asian Championships
