Kolkata: Compound archers will compete in only three disciplines at the upcoming Asian Games and chief coach Jiwanjot Singh said Friday that India would be aiming for all three gold medals on offer.
India had bagged medals in all the four disciplines of the compound section at the 2014 Incheon Asiad, but this time the men’s and women’s individual events have been replaced by a mixed pair event.
“It’s a big loss for us, as two of our medals had come in the individual sections – Abhisek Verma (silver) and Trisha Deb (bronze),” Singh told this agency from Sonepat.
The good news however, is the compound archers have peaked at the right time. The women’s compound team have created history by reaching the No.1 ranking with their double silver medal-winning efforts in the Antalya and Berlin World Cup stages.
Indian mixed pair duo of Verma and Jyothi Surekha Vennam on the other hand has won a medal in each of the four World Cup stages in Shanghai, Antalya, Salt Lake and Berlin.
“We will fight for gold in each of the three sections, that’s for sure,” Singh asserted. “The archers are in very good form and we are expecting a good show,” he added.
