Deepika Kumari stays in medal race
The Hindu
Deepika defeated Russian player Gomboeva to reach the recurve semifinals at the Archery World Cup Final
World No. 2 Deepika Kumari defeated Olympic team silver medallist Svetlana Gomboeva of Russia 6-4 to enter the recurve women’s individual semifinals and stay in contention for a medal at the Archery World Cup Final (WCF) on a rainy day in U.S.A. on Thursday.
Deepika staved off a strong challenge from Gomboeva in the quarterfinals to keep alive her chances of a sixth WCF medal. Deepika and Gomboeva were tied 1-1 after scoring 27 apiece in the first set.
The Indian then shot 9, 9, 8 compared to the Russian’s 9, 7, 8 and won the second set 26-24 to lead 3-1.
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