Archery W C: Deepika, Atanu win Gold in mixed recurve team event

It was gold rush for Indian archers at the World Cup Stage 3 on Sunday in Paris. The  Indian mixed recurve team comprising Deepika Kumari and Atanu Das bagged the gold medal in the Archery World Cup  after beating the Netherlands in the finals. Deepika and Atanu registered a 5-3 win over the Netherlands.  India so far have won three gold medals with compound archer Abhishek Verma opening the tally winning the individual event on Saturday. 

Meanwhile, the Indian women's recurve team of Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat and Komalika Bari defeated Mexico to win gold in the World Cup Stage Three on Sunday, shrugging off the disappointment of missing Olympic qualification last week. In a repeat of the World Cup first stage final, the troika of World No. 3 Deepika, Ankita and Komalika, defeated fancied Mexico 5-1 without dropping a set. This was their second successive gold medal in the World Cup this year, and sixth overall (Shanghai-2011, Medellin-2013, Wroclaw-2013, Wroclaw-2014, Guatemala City-2021). Deepika was a constant each time.