Archery World Cup: Jyothi-Ojas reach compound mixed team final; Dhiraj stuns 2nd seed enroute SF

Jyothi Surekha Vennam has also already reached the semifinal in the compound women individual event.

Apr 21, 2023 - 22:30

Archery World Cup: Jyothi-Ojas reach compound mixed team final; Dhiraj stuns 2nd seed enroute SF

Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Ojas Pravin Deotale on Friday reached the final of the compound mixed team event at the Archery World Cup Stage One in Antalya, Turkey.

In recurve men’s individual event, Dhiraj Bommadevara reached the semifinal to keep his brilliant run going into the weekend. After a comeback from 0-4 down in the round of 32, he registered a huge upset in the round of 16 against USA superstar Brady Ellison. In the quarterfinal, he defeated compatriot Tarundeep Rai to be part of the Final Four and have a shot at earning a first World Cup stage medal.

Earlier in the day, the Indian pair of Jyothi and Ojas, seeded No 2 in the event, defeated Luxembourg, France and Malaysia on their way to the gold medal match where they will take on Chinese Taipei. The top seeds Colombia were knocked out in the quarterfinal by Italy who then lost to Chinese Taipei. The Indians will face Chen Yi-Hsuan and Chen Chieh-Lun on Saturday.

Partnering the experienced Jyothi, 20-year-old Deotale told World Ar

Jyothi, who equalled the world record in qualifying with a superb score of 713, has also already reached the semifinal in the compound women individual event.