India’s top archers Atanu Das and Deepika Kumari battled windy conditions to storm into their respective semi-finals in the recurve section...
India’s top archers Atanu Das and Deepika Kumari battled windy conditions to storm into their respective semi-finals in the recurve section of the Archery World Cup stage 1 in Guatemala on Thursday.
Defying severe winds at the Sports Complex Los Arcos in Guatemala, Das defeated his Candian rival Eric Peters 6-4 to set up a semi-final clash with Angel Alvarado of Mexico.
Qualified straight to the round of 32 after finishing second in the rankings round, Das defeated Oscar Ticas of El Salvador 6-4 first up before ousting his teammate Pravin Jadhav by an identical scoreline to make the last-four.
These four recurve men will shoot for gold at the first stage of the 2021 Hyundai #Archery World Cup this Saturday. 👇🥇🏹
— World Archery (@worldarchery) April 22, 2021
🇳🇱 Steve Wijler
🇪🇸 Daniel Castro
🇲🇽 Angel Alvarado
🇮🇳 Atanu Das#ArcheryWorldCup #FinalFour pic.twitter.com/1QaRDopJjg
Deepika, who qualified as number three seed, downed German archer Michelle Kroppen as she will next face Alejandra Valencia of Mexico in the last four.
Deepika had earlier defeated Kelsey Lard of the USA 6-0 in round two and overcame London Olympics silver medalist, Aida Roman of Mexico, in the shootoff 6-5 (10-9).
These four recurve women will shoot for gold at the first stage of the 2021 Hyundai #Archery World Cup this Saturday. 👇🥇🏹
— World Archery (@worldarchery) April 22,...Read more
🇺🇸 Mackenzie Brown
🇷🇴 Madalina Amaistroaie
🇮🇳 Deepika Kumari
🇲🇽 Alejandra Valencia#ArcheryWorldCup #FinalFour pic.twitter.com/SEVqBcoaPe
