Indian archers claim two bronze and reach two finals in Asia Cup Stage-1

Key facts

• Indian archers won two bronze medals and advanced to the finals of the men’s recurve and women’s compound team events at the Asia Cup World Ranking Tournament Stage 1 in Bangkok.
• The women’s compound team of Chikitha Taniparthi, Raj Kaur and Tejal Salve defeated Thailand 229-226 in the semifinal and will face Kazakhstan in the final.
• The men’s compound team of Rajat Chauhan, Rishabh Yadav and Uday Kamboj lost 233-234 to Vietnam in the semifinal but beat Bhutan 234-232 to secure bronze.
• The men’s recurve team of Devaang Gupta, Sukhchain Singh and Juyel Sarkar beat Malaysia 5-1 to enter the final where they will face Kazakhstan.
• The women’s recurve team of Ruma Biswas, Kirti and Ridhi Phor defeated Malaysia 5-1 to win bronze.