Nagpur: Parth Salunkhe and Deepika Kumari gave recurve archers a reason to cheer when the Satara youngster and seasoned campaigner clinched bronze medals as India concluded the Shanghai World Cup Stage 2 with their heads held high on Sunday.
While Deepika secured her 18th individual World Cup medal, 21-year-old Parth pocketed his maiden bronze. Despite the Korean archers dominating the recurve event by winning all five gold medals, the Indian contingent in Shanghai enjoyed a successful campaign with a seven-medal haul, largely due to their compound team’s achievements.
India’s final day began disappointingly when Deepika Kumari lost to Korea's 21-year-old Olympic champion Lim Sihyeon 1-7 in the women’s recurve individual semifinal. Despite losing tamely, India's four-time Olympian Deepika maintained composure and regained form in the bronze playoff against Korea’s Kang Chaeyoung. The 30-year-old Deepika secured a 7-3 victory over former world champion Kang, earning her 18th individual World Cup podium finish.
In the men’s individual semifinals, there was a nervous start for the Satara youngster Parth Salunkhe. Facing Korean top-seeded star and defending Olympic champion Kim Woojin, the 21-year-old and 152nd-ranked Parth took time to settle into his groove. After a poor start where Parth lost the two opening sets 26-27 and 28-30, the Satara boy regained his momentum to win the third set 28-27, bringing the lead down to 2-4. Parth stunned the multiple Olympic medallist to seal the fourth set 29-28 and bring parity in the semifinal at 4-4. In the fifth and final set, Parth failed to maintain his cool and lost 25-28, going down fighting 4-6.
Parth appeared composed in the bronze medal match where he prevailed over Baptiste Addis of France 6-4. After winning the first set 30-28, Parth and Addis had a tie at 28-28 and 25-25 in the second and third sets respectively. The higher-ranked Frenchman won the fourth set 30-27 to level the scores. In the fifth and deciding set, Parth shot two 10s to get the better of Addis 29-28, bagging his maiden bronze medal.
While Deepika secured her 18th individual World Cup medal, 21-year-old Parth pocketed his maiden bronze. Despite the Korean archers dominating the recurve event by winning all five gold medals, the Indian contingent in Shanghai enjoyed a successful campaign with a seven-medal haul, largely due to their compound team’s achievements.
India’s final day began disappointingly when Deepika Kumari lost to Korea's 21-year-old Olympic champion Lim Sihyeon 1-7 in the women’s recurve individual semifinal. Despite losing tamely, India's four-time Olympian Deepika maintained composure and regained form in the bronze playoff against Korea’s Kang Chaeyoung. The 30-year-old Deepika secured a 7-3 victory over former world champion Kang, earning her 18th individual World Cup podium finish.
In the men’s individual semifinals, there was a nervous start for the Satara youngster Parth Salunkhe. Facing Korean top-seeded star and defending Olympic champion Kim Woojin, the 21-year-old and 152nd-ranked Parth took time to settle into his groove. After a poor start where Parth lost the two opening sets 26-27 and 28-30, the Satara boy regained his momentum to win the third set 28-27, bringing the lead down to 2-4. Parth stunned the multiple Olympic medallist to seal the fourth set 29-28 and bring parity in the semifinal at 4-4. In the fifth and final set, Parth failed to maintain his cool and lost 25-28, going down fighting 4-6.
Parth appeared composed in the bronze medal match where he prevailed over Baptiste Addis of France 6-4. After winning the first set 30-28, Parth and Addis had a tie at 28-28 and 25-25 in the second and third sets respectively. The higher-ranked Frenchman won the fourth set 30-27 to level the scores. In the fifth and deciding set, Parth shot two 10s to get the better of Addis 29-28, bagging his maiden bronze medal.
You may also like
"An all-party meeting should have been called": Karnataka CM amid ongoing India-Pak tension
Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz ignore bitter family feud as they party with A-List pals
Pope Leo XIV named himself with AI in mind. Here's how
How rich are Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma? Total net worth 2025
Chelsea given new Nicolas Jackson red card verdict after huge Newcastle blow
