Indian eves recurve team finish 2nd in qualification

Paris, June 22: The Indian women’s recurve team bounced back strongly after the disappointment of missing out on an Olympic quota to finish second behind Mexico in the qualification round of the Archery World Cup Stage 3, here on Tuesday.
The troika of world number three Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat and Komalika Bari, who had made a shock second round exit in the final Olympic Qualifier on Sunday, accumulated 1986 points to qualify for the pre-quarterfinals. The second-seeded Indian women’s team will face the winners of the tie between Spain and Sweden in the last-16.
Deepika was back in her elements after Sunday’s debacle as she led by two points against her Mexican opponent Alejandra Valencia at the halfway mark before missing the pole position by six points. Deepika shot 674 to occupy the second spot behind Alejandra. (PTI)