India’s Rai-Phor clinch recurve mixed team gold

The victorious Indian team of Ridhi Phor (extreme left) and Tarundeep Rai at Antalya, Turkey on Sunday. Pic/IANS

India bagged its second gold medal at the Archery World Cup Stage 1 as the recurve mixed team of Tarundeep Rai and Ridhi Phor came form behind to pip Great Britain in the shoot-off here on Sunday.

Pairing up for the first time ever, two-time Olympian Rai and the young Ridhi trailed twice 0-2 and 2-4 but held their nerve to close out the tie 5-4 (35-37, 36-33, 39-40, 38-37, 18-17) enroute their maiden gold medal.

India thus concluded its campaign in the first event of the calendar year with two gold medals, the first coming through the compound men's team of Abhishek Verma, Rajat Chauhan and Aman Saini.

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