12 May,2025 08:45 AM IST | Shanghai | PTI
Deepika Kumari and Parth Salunkhe
India's most decorated archer, Deepika Kumari, salvaged her pride with a hard-earned bronze medal after a semifinal heartbreak, while Parth Salunkhe also finished on the podium for the first time as India wrapped up their campaign at the Archery World Cup Stage 2 with seven medals, here Sunday.
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A day after compound archers put up a dominating show with five medals, Deepika and Salunkhe added two more from the recurve section to end India's campaign on a high. The 30-year-old four-time Olympian Deepika defeated Korea's Kang Chae Young 7-3 in the bronze medal playoff and returned with a consolation podium finish.
In the men's section, 21-year-old Salunkhe, after taking just one point off multiple Olympic medallist and reigning champion Woojin in his semi-final loss, bounced back impressively to beat higher-seeded French archer Baptiste Addis 6-4 in a tense five-settter to earn his maiden World Cup medal.
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