India secure dramatic gold at Archery World Cup as Deepika leads team to glory
New Delhi: Veteran archer Deepika Kumari led the Indian women's team to a dramatic gold medal win over China at the Archery World Cup Stage 2 in Shanghai on Sunday. The Indian team ofย Deepika, Ankita Bhakat and teenager Kumkum Mohodย defeated the Chinese side 5-4 (28-26) in theย women's recurve event in the shoot-off after the regulation four-set game ended well poised at 4-4. India were trailing 2-4 despite bagging the first set. The Chinese team, featuring inexperienced 21-year-olds in Zhu Jingyi, Huang Yuwei and teenager Yu Qi, could not close out the contest in the fourth set, giving India a sneak…