Archery
Archery World Cup Stage 1: Indian women's compound team advance to final
The team will take on the USA in the gold medal match on Saturday.
Indian Womne's compound team into final of 2026 Archery World Cup Stage-1. (Photo Credits: World Archery)
Indian women's compound team started their outdoor season by earning a spot in the final at 2026 Archery World Cup Stage 1 in Puebla, Mexico, on Wednesday.
The top-seeded trio of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Madhura Dhamangaonkar and Pragati defeated Turkiye 233-230 to set up the gold medal clash with the USA.
Earlier in the day, India had a tough quarterfinal matchup but they prevailed with a 235-234 win over Denmark.
On the other hand, the top-seeded Indian men's team of Abhishek Verma, Ojas Deotale, and Sahil Jadhav faced a quarterfinal exit with a 232-234 loss to hosts Mexico.
The individual elimination rounds also began, with six Indian compound archers reaching the round of 32, all four women archers, along with Abhishek and Ojas in the men’s category.
Kushal Dalal and Sahil were the only ones to miss out in individual event, losing to Sebastian Garcia (146-149) of Mexico and Julio Aragon (147-148) of Guatemala respectively.
The recurve team eliminations and the mixed team elimination round will begin on Thursday.