Indian men's recurve team succumb to Korean domination in Archery World Cup quarters

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India's campaign in the ongoing Archery World Cup Stage 1 ended on a disappointing note after their men's recurve team fell agonisingly behind before an upbeat Korean side on Thursday. The Indian trio of Dhiraj Bommadevara, Atanu Das, and Neeraj Chauhan suffered a lopsided 0-6 (54-55, 56-57, 54-59) defeat at the hands of the top-seeded Korean team of Lee Woo Seok, Kim Je Deok and Kim Woojin.

The eighth-seeded Indian men's recurve team began its campaign with a hard-fought 5-3 (57-57, 56-58, 57-56, 58-51) win over Chinese Taipei.

Meanwhile, the women's trio of Simranjeet Kaur, Avneet Kaur, and Ankita Bhakat, which got the fourth seeding in team qualification, put up a sloppy show to make a first-round exit. They lost out to lower-ranked Indonesia 1-5 (54-57, 57-57, 50-52) in a one-sided affair.

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In the recurve team events, Indian hopes will now rest on the mixed pair duo of Dhiraj Bommadevara and Simranjeet Kaur. By virtue of finishing fifth in qualifiers, they have got a bye into the second round (pre-quarterfinals) in the recurve mixed team draw of 32.

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