Vennam Jyothi Surekha ended the 20th Asian
Archery Championship on a golden note. The 21-year-old Vijayawada girl struck
gold in the Compound Women's Team Event in Dhaka on Thursday.
The Indian team comprising Surekha, Parveena and Trisha
defeated the Korean team 230-227 to clinch the yellow metal. Surekha scored 80
out of 80 to set the tone of the resounding win.
In the semis, the Indians had defeated hosts Bangladesh with
consummate ease. The Indian archers own 228-213. The quarterfinals too was an
easy outing for the Indian trio as they toyed with Hong Kong in an
uncomplicated 233-222 victory.
On Wednesday, Surekha had to settle for an Individual Bronze
medal in the Compound women's category.
The Andhra Pradesh archer went down to fancied Choi Bomin of
Korea in the semifinals. The Korean pulled off a 144-138 win over her Indian
rival.
Surekha, however, made amends for the poor show with a
spirited show in the bronze medal match. The Indian put it across Chinese
Taipei's Wu Ting Ting in a closely fought match. Surekha prevailed 146-142 to
win the bronze.
Earlier in quarterfinals, Surekha was up against her
teammate Parveena. The duo gave their best but Surekha managed to eke out a
146-140 over her country mate.
On Tuesday, Surekha had won the first medal of the
championship. She teamed up with Abhishek Verma to win the silver in the
Compound Mixed Team event. The Indian duo went down fighting to the fancied
Koreans 153-157 to settle for the silver.
Arjuna awardee Surekha finished with three medals - a gold,
silver and bronze. The Indian Compound team won two gold, three silver and a
bronze medal.
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