India’s Simranjeet Kaur advanced to the semi-final of the women’s recurve individual event at the Archery World Cup Stage 2 in Shanghai today. On her first time on a World Cup final stage, Simranjeet doubled Fong You Jhu’s 10 count of two in the quarter-final, dropping an impressive 27, 28, 29 three-end score to sweep aside her Chinese Taipei counterpart 6-0.
Earlier, Indian women’s recurve team assured the country’s first medal in the tournament with a stunning win over record 10-time Olympic champion South Korea in the semifinal yesterday. The women’s team of seasoned Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat and teenager Kumkum Mohod defeated South Korean side, 5-1, to set up a gold medal clash against second seed China on Sunday.
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