Asian Games: Indian men’s team wins compound archery gold

Mangalore Today News Network

Incheon, September 27, 2014: Creating a landmark in the history of Indian sports, India beat hosts and World champions South Korea in the men’s compound archery team final at the Gyeyang Asiad Archery Field on Saturday for the country’s second gold of 17th Asian Games.

As IANS reported, in one of the biggest upsets of the Games, the Indian team of Rajat Chauhan, Sandeep Kumar and Abhishek Verma, came all guns blazing and beat the hosts 227-225 for the gold medal -- country’s first from archery in the 17th Asiad.

India won their first medal from the discipline earlier in the day as the women’s compound team beat Iran to win bronze.

Along with the victory of men’s team, Indian women’s team won the bronze medal in the compound archery event of the 17th Asian Games at the Gyeyang Asiad Archery Field on Saturday.

The Indian team comprising Trisha Deb, Purvasha Sudhir Shende and Jyothi Surekha Vennam won 224-217 against Iran’s team of Sakineh Ghasempour, Maryan Ranjbarsari and Shabnam Sarlak for India’s first medal from archery in Incheon.

 
Courtesy: Indiatoday