Archery: India

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This is a collection of articles archived for the excellence of their content.

2011: Silver for recurve team

The Times of India, Aug 02 2015

The women's recurve team of Deepika Kumari, Chekrovolu Swuro and Laishram Bombayla Devi had won India a silver medal in the World Championship in 2011.

2015: Silver for Chauhan

The Times of India, Aug 02 2015

Archiman Bhaduri & Ritu Sejwal

20-year-old wins India's first individual medal in world archery

Rajat Chauhan created history by winning a silver medal in the World Archery Championships in Copenhagen on Saturday . This is India's first individual medal in the World event.The 20-year-old marksman, who won the team gold medal in the A Asian Games last year, went down s fighting to local favourite Stephan Hansen of Denmark 147-143 in the compound individual final event. Chauhan started well against Hansen, matching his local rival arrow for arrow to tie the first two sets, both scoring 29 points each. In the third set, Hansen opened up a handy three-point lead with three perfect 10s to net 30 points. Chauhan could manage only 27 in that third set.

The Indian rallied well in the fourth set to reduce the deficit by one point. But Hansen, buoyed by local support, produced his best yet again and came up with a perfect score (30) in the last set to take the match away from Chauhan who managed a creditable 28.

“I am feeling bad that I lost after reaching the final. I wanted to do well but I couldn't control my emotions. I lost and I have no excuses to give. I will continue to work harder and improve in future to come back and win a gold for my country ,“ Rajat told TOI from Copenhagen.

“It was a strange match for me. I felt that the arena was too crowded and noisy but at the same time I felt lonely out there. During the Asian Games, it was three of us contending as a team. Today I was fighting alone,“ he added.

India will have a shot at two more medals when their recurve women's team, comprising Deepika Kumari, Laxmi Rani Majhi and Rimil Buriuly , clash with Russia in the gold-medal play-off match.