Archery World Cup Stage 1: Dhiraj's Bronze And Men's Silver Propel India To 4-Medal Finish

India wrapped up their campaign at the Archery World Cup Stage 1 with a creditable four medals, including a silver in the men바카라™s recurve team event and a bronze by rising star Dhiraj Bommadevara in the individual recurve category. (More Sports News)

The 23-year-old Army archer Dhiraj showed exceptional grit and composure to clinch the bronze medal match, bouncing back from a 2-4 deficit to beat Andres Temino Mediel of Spain 6-4 in a tense five-setter on Sunday.

Earlier in the day, he was also part of the Indian trio alongside veterans Tarundeep Rai and Atanu Das that settled for silver after a 1-5 loss to China in the team final.

India바카라™s medal tally from the tournament stood at four -- gold in the compound mixed team, bronze in compound men바카라™s team, silver in recurve men바카라™s team and bronze in recurve men바카라™s individual (Dhiraj).

India바카라™s campaign also saw Abhishek Verma narrowly miss out on a medal, finishing fourth in the compound men바카라™s individual section.

In the bronze medal match, Dhiraj and Mediel tied the first set 28-28.

The Spaniard then edged ahead 29-28 in the second set with two 10s, while Dhiraj could manage only one, to take a 3-1 lead.

The third set was again deadlocked at 29-29, putting Dhiraj under pressure.

But the young Indian responded with a brilliant fourth set, hitting two 10s (including an X, the arrow closer to the centre) to win it 29-28 and level the score at 4-4.

In the deciding set, Dhiraj was ice-cool under pressure, nailing three perfect 10s to seal a well-deserved bronze.

Earlier in the semifinals, he had lost 1-7 to world No 4 and Paris Olympics silver medallist Florian Unruh of Germany, who proved too strong with consistently high scoring.

Earlier, the Indian men바카라™s recurve team of Dhiraj, Tarundeep Rai and Atanu Das started well in the gold medal match against China, tying the first set 54-54.

However, inconsistency in the second set바카라”marked by two 8s allowed the Chinese trio of Li Zhongyuan, Kao Wenchao and Wang Yan to pull ahead with a 58-55 scoreline.

India needed to win the third set to stay in the contest, but again slipped with an 8, narrowly losing 54-55, as China clinched the gold with a 5-1 scoreline.