Unranked Dhamangaonkar caps India’s World Cup Stage Two campaign with gold medal
Madhura Dhamangaonkar during her gold medal match at the Archery World Cup Stage Two vs Carson Krahe on Saturday. Pic/Getty Images
Madhura Dhamangaonkar staged a dramatic comeback to clinch her maiden individual World Cup gold to headline India’s glittering medal collection in the compound section — two golds, one silver and two bronze medals — at the Archery World Cup Stage Two here on Saturday.
Dhamangaonkar produced a sensational display in the final, edging out USA’s Carson Krahe 139-138 to win the gold medal.
Topsy-turvy start
The unranked Indian opened with a perfect 30, including two Xs, but faltered with two 8s in the second end and a costly 7 in the third, trailing her opponent 81-85.
Krahe, ranked 52nd and a World Cup team bronze medallist last year, capitalised with a perfect 30 in the third end.
Undeterred, Madhura showed nerves of steel, shooting a near-flawless 29 in the fourth to level the match at 110-all.
Dramatic end
In the decisive final end, she fired two Xs and a 9, while Krahe managed only 28, sealing Dhamangaonkar’s dramatic one-point win.
In the women’s team final, Dhamangaonkar partnered with Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Chikitha Taniparthi to take silver after a 221-234 loss to a strong Mexican outfit.
Earlier, the men’s team bagged a gold medal as the trio of Abhishek Verma, Ojas Deotale, and Rishabh Yadav defeated Mexico 232-228 in a tense final.
Yadav had also won an individual bronze medal on Friday after being defeated by Dutch World No.1 Mike Schloesser 144-147. India also won a mixed team bronze when Dhamangaonkar teamed up with Yadav to down Malaysia 144-142.
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