India has made a great start in the first stage of Archery World Cup held in America. The Indian compound mixed team defeated the players of Chinese Taipei in this prestigious match of the World Cup. Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Rishabh Yadav showed great patience and defeated the players of Chinese Taipei - Huang I-Jou and Chen Chih-Lun 153-151 during a close contest. Jyoti-Rishabh made a strong comeback after falling behind in the first and second series. Both won the match in the fourth and decisive series, after which India got the gold medal. Earlier on Friday, India defeated the European country Slovenia to make it to the final.

Close contest; Tremendous comeback after falling behind in the beginning
In the final, amid a close contest for gold, India's mixed pair lost 37-38 and 38-39 in the first and second series, but Jyoti and Rishabh kept their spirits up. Making a strong comeback in the third set, both of them shot two 10s and one inner 10. Due to this, the Indian pair won by a close margin of 39-38.

Indian players dominated Chinese Taipei archers in the decisive match
With India's victory in the third set, the match went into the fourth and decisive stage. Indian archers hit many excellent shots against Chinese Taipei opponents Huang I-Jou and Chen Chih-Lun. In the decisive set, the Indian pair won 39-36. The total score was 153-151.

Before winning gold, the Indian pair defeated Slovenia's players in the semi-finals

This achievement is also special because this event has been included in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Jyoti and Rishabh were seeded fifth on the basis of qualification score. Both defeated Spain 156-149 in the first round. In the quarter-final match, the Indian pair defeated Denmark 156-154 in a close contest. In the semi-finals, the Indian pair defeated Slovenia's players 159-155 to make it to the finals.

Team of experienced archers

Dheeraj Bommadevara also made a significant contribution to this golden success of India. He was delayed in reaching the US due to some visa-related problems. Dheeraj, who arrived a few hours before the match, showed amazing patience and contributed to the Indian men's recurve team reaching the finals. The fifth seeded Indian team also includes experienced archers Tarundeep Rai and Atanu Das. These players also defeated Spain 6-2 and gave the country its second medal in the first World Cup of the season.