Seasoned campaigner Jyothi Surekha Vennam led from the front as the Indian compound archers enjoyed a stellar outing, clinching three golds and a silver on a productive day at the Asian Championships here on Thursday.
Jyothi, 29, secured the women’s individual and team titles to cap a perfect day. She first teamed up with Deepshikha, and Prithika Pradeep to registered a thrilling 236-234 victory over South Korea in the compound women’s team final.
Jyothi then claimed the compound women’s individual crown with a hard-fought 147-145 win over Prithika, 17, in an all-India final.
In the compound mixed team final, Abhishek Verma and Deepshikha combined superbly to defeat Bangladesh 153-151, to secure another gold for India.
However, in the compound men’s team final, the trio of Abhishek Verma, Sahil Jadhav, and Prathamesh Fuge went down 229-230 to Kazakhstan and had to settle for silver.
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