Para Sports
India finish World Archery Para Series with 10 medals in Czechia
Bhawna edged compatriot Pooja Jatyan in a shoot-off to win back-to-back individual gold medals at the World Archery Para Series.
Bhawna defends recurve title as India finish with 10 medals in Czechia (Photo credit: Bhawna/ IG)
India's Bhawna won women's para recurve title at the World Archery Para Series in Nove Mesto, Czechia, after defeating compatriot Pooja Jatyan in a shoot-off in the final.
The all-Indian title clash saw Bhawna hold her nerve in the decider to claim her second consecutive individual gold medal at the tournament, adding another major achievement to India's impressive campaign.
Pooja Jatyan settled for the silver medal after a strong run to the final, ensuring India secured the top two spots on the podium in the women's para recurve event.
India ends the campaign with five gold medals
Bhawna's triumph capped a successful outing for the Indian contingent, which finished the competition with 10 medals, including five gold, three silver and two bronze.
India's gold-medal haul included victories in both mixed team events. Sheetal Devi and Shyam Sundar Swami clinched the compound mixed team title after defeating Indonesia 147-143 in the final, while Bhawna and Harvinder Singh won the recurve mixed team gold with a 6-2 victory over Indonesia.
On Friday, India's Sheetal Devi and Shyam Sundar Swami had clinched the compound mixed team gold medal, after defeating Indonesia 147-143 in the final.
India had also struck gold in the para recurve mixed team event, where Bhawna and Harvinder Singh defeated Indonesia 6-2 in the final.