May 25th 2024.
Yecheon was buzzing with excitement as the Indian women's compound team, consisting of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Parneet Kaur, and Aditi Swami, secured their third consecutive gold medal at the Archery World Cup. The team's impressive performance was not limited to just the women's event, as they also won silver in the mixed team category. It was a proud moment for India as they dominated the final against Turkey's Hazal Burun, Ayse Bera Suzer, and Begum Yuva, maintaining a comfortable lead throughout the match.
Led by world champion Aditi, this trio has now achieved a hat-trick of gold medals in the World Cup. Their winning streak began at the season-opening Stage 1 event in Shanghai, where they defeated Italy last month. They ended the previous year on a high note by winning gold at the Stage 4 event in Paris. Jyothi, who is also the Asian Games champion, unfortunately, could not add another gold to her collection as she and her partner Priyansh were narrowly defeated by the USA's Olivia Dean and Sawyer Sullivan in the mixed team final.
In the women's team final, the second-seeded Indian team got off to a strong start, scoring three perfect 10s and dropping only one point in the first round. They maintained a one-point lead over their fifth-seeded opponents in the next round, thanks to their exceptional performance of five perfect 10s and two Xs. Turkey put up a fight in the third round, matching India's score of 58, but the Indians were still leading by four points going into the final round. The final round saw the Indian team seal their victory with another score of 58, including three 10s and one X.
The mixed team final was a battle between the top two ranked nations, India and the USA. Jyothi and Priyansh got off to a great start, maintaining a two-point lead after the first round. However, the USA's Olivia and Sawyer bounced back in the next round, leveling the score at the halfway mark. The Americans continued their comeback in the third round, scoring a perfect 40 and taking a one-point lead over the Indians. In the final round, Jyothi and Priyansh needed a perfect 40 to force a shoot-off, but they could only manage a 38, while the USA scored 39 to secure the gold.
Despite their impressive performance, the Indian archers were unable to secure a third medal in the compound category, as youngster Prathamesh Fuge narrowly lost to the Netherlands' World No. 1 Mike Schloesser in the bronze medal playoff. Fuge, who had defeated former world champion Nico Wiener of Austria in the quarterfinals, fought hard and managed to tie the score at 148-all. However, Schloesser's perfect 10 in the shoot-off secured the bronze medal for him, denying Fuge a maiden World Cup individual medal. In the semifinals, Fuge had lost to USA's James Lutz, who went on to win silver.
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