Lagatar24 Desk
Hangzhou, Oct 4: Jyothi Vennam Surekha and Pravin Ojas Deotale from India secured a gold medal in mixed team compound archery at the Hangzhou Asian Games by defeating South Korea’s Chaewon So and Jaehoon Joo in the final match on Wednesday.
The South Korean duo was defeated by Jyothi and Pravin by a narrow margin of 159-158.
India has won its first gold medal in archery at the current Asian Games. India has surpassed its prior best from Jakarta 2018 (70) with this medal. India currently has 71 medals.
“#KheloIndiaAthletes Ojas and @VJSurekha have hit the bullseye and clinched India’s FIRST GOLD in archery, defeating Korea by a scoreline of 159 – 158! Their impeccable skill and teamwork have earned them the ultimate victory Proud of you, champs,” Sports Authority of India (SAI) wrote on X.
๐ฅ๐น ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ช๐๐ก ๐๐ก ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฌ! ๐น๐ฅ#KheloIndiaAthletes Ojas and @VJSurekha have hit the bullseye and clinched India's FIRST GOLD in archery, defeating Korea by a scoreline of 159 – 158! ๐ฎ๐ณ๐
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— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) October 4, 2023
