Abhishek Verma clinches gold at Archery World Cup Stage 3

Abhishek Verma

Abhishek Verma added a gold medal to India's tally by clinching the top prize in the men's compound individual final at the World Cup Stage 3 here. The 33-year-old Abhishek, winner of the compound team gold and an individual silver at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games, defeated James Lutz of USA 148-146 on Saturday.

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Abhishek, the multiple World Cup gold medallist, who is making a comeback after missing the first two stages of the World Cup, had earlier stunned the World No. 1 and top seed Mike Schloesser of the Netherlands 148-148 (10'-10) in a thrilling shoot-off to advance to the individual semifinal.

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