Indias Jyothi Vennam Surekha and Pravin Ojas Deotale clinched gold in the mixed team compound archery after winning a final match against South Koreas Chaewon So and Jaehoon Joo at the Hangzhou Asian Games on Wednesday.Jyothi-Pravin defeated the South Korean pair in a close encounter by one point 159-158.This is the first gold for Archery in the ongoing Asian Games.With this medal, India has improved its previous best in Jakarta 2018 (70). India now has 71 medals.โจ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ง๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ ๐๐ก๐ง ๐๐ง ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฆ! โจWith this gold in archery, ๐ฎ๐ณs medal tally at #AsianGames2022 now stands tall at an incredible 71 medals! ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ Our athletes dedication and hard work have made this moment possible๐ฅLets keep the cheers… pic.twitter.com/mgrB9ackxV— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) October 4, 2023“#KheloIndiaAthletes Ojas and @VJSurekha have hit the bullseye and clinched Indias FIRST GOLD in archery, defeating Korea by a scoreline of 159 – 158! Their impeccable skill and teamwork have earned them the ultimate victory Proud of you, champs,” Sports Authority of India (SAI) wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter).๐ฅ๐น ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ช๐๐ก ๐๐ก ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฌ! ๐น๐ฅ#KheloIndiaAthletes Ojas and @VJSurekha have hit the bullseye and clinched Indias FIRST GOLD in archery, defeating Korea by a scoreline of 159 – 158! ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ Their impeccable skill and teamwork have earned them the ultimate… pic.twitter.com/eMmhxU6W7b— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) October 4, 2023Earlier, the Indian pair advanced to the final of the mixed team compound archery at the Asian Games on Wednesday.Jyothi-Pravin defeated Kazakhstans Adel Zhexenbinova and Andrey Tyutyunto 159-155.The pair had moved to the semi-final after beating the Malaysian team by a scoreline of 158 – 155 on Wednesday.The Recurve Mixed Team will also be in action and will compete for a medal.(With inputs from ANI)
