Archery World Championships: India women’s compound team enters final; men’s team bows out in quarters

Yankton: The Indian women's compound archery team defeated hosts USA 226-225 to enter the final but the men's team lost in the last-eight stage of the World Championship here.The seventh-seeded women's team, comprising Priya Gurjar, Muskan Kirar and Jyothi Surekha, held its nerves in a close battle with Linda Ochoa-Anderson, Paige Pearce and Makenna Proctor on Wednesday.However, the men's team, led by the seasoned Abhishek Verma, lost 235-238 to Austria in the quarter-finals.The Indian women's trio will next face top seeds Colombia in the final. Colombia defeated France 234-220 in its semi-final match.The mixed team of Verma and Surekha also entered the final, beating Korea's Kim Yunhee and Kim Jongho 159-156. They will be up against second seeds Colombia in the summit clash.In the men's section, three-time World Cup gold-medallist Verma, along with Sangam Bisla and Roshab Yadav, fought well but could not advance.The Indian men's team was seeded fifth in the draw.