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The Indian women's compound team of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Aditi Swami, and Parneet Kaur on Friday created history with a convincing 235-229 victory over top-ranked Mexico in the compound women’s team final.

This was India's first-ever gold medal in the World archery championships as the trio provided a memorable moment with a win in Berlin on Friday.

 

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The Italian foreign coach Sergio Pagni guided the second-placed Indian side, featuring an ideal mix of youth and experience, shot consistently to win all four ends (59-57, 59-58, 59-57, 58-57) and secure the title.

Earlier, India had stunned defending champions Colombia 220-216 in the semifinals after a 228-226 win over Chinese Taipei in the quarterfinals.

The Indians maintained their calmness, taking a two-point lead in the opening end, and increased it to approach the final end with a lead of five points and won the match comfortably by six points.

Jyothi Surekha, Aditi, and Parneet scored 19 tens, while their rivals, Dafne Quintero, Ana Sofia Hernandez Jeon, and Andrea Becerra, managed 14.

“We were confident of winning this match. We just focused on the process,” said 17-year-old Aditi, the current under-18 World individual and team champion.

“Despite the noise from the stands, we did not get distracted and focused on our shooting,” said 18-year-old Parneet, a 2021 World under-18 and a 2023 World under-21 team champion.

“We are delighted to win the country’s first-ever gold. We want to win many more gold medals,” said 27-year-old Jyothi Surekha.

 

PM Modi congratulates Indian team

Prime Minister Narendra Modi heaped praise on the Indian women's compound team for winning the country's first-ever gold medal in the World Archery Championships, saying their hard work and dedication led to the outstanding outcome.

"A proud moment for India as our exceptional compound Women's Team brings home India's first-ever gold medal in the World Archery Championship held in Berlin. Congratulations to our champions," Prime Minister Modi said.

 

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"Their hard work and dedication have led to this outstanding outcome," he added.

Indian archers, who have bagged World under-21 and under-18 titles, had never won a World crown at the elite level.

The result: India (V. Jyothi Surekha, Aditi Swami, and Parneet Kaur) bt Mexico (Dafne Quintero, Ana Sofia Hernandez Jeon, Andrea Becerra) 235-229.