Shanghai, May 20: The Indian men’s compound archery team won the gold medal Saturday at the World Cup Stage-I, beating Colombia in the final here.
The team comprising Abhishek Verma, Chinna Raju Srither and Amanjeet Singh prevailed 226-221 against the Colombians who were represented by Camilo Andres Cardona, Jose Carlos Ospina and Daniel Munoz.
The Indians grabbed a slender lead in the opening set by clinching it 58-57 and built on it in the next three to emerge triumphant. The Colombians did manage to tie the third set 52-52, but that did not hamper the Indian progress.
India had earlier beaten the top seeds USA in a nail-biting semifinal 232-230 here Friday.
It was a wonderful performance by the compound team and they in way made the country proud after the poor show by the recurve archers earlier in the tournament. PTI
