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Archery World Cup Stage 4: Jyothi Surekha Vennam enters semi-final

Jyothi defeated Dafne Quintero of Mexico 147-144 to set up a semifinal clash against Ella Gibson of Britain

|Aug 19, 2023, 11:18:47 IST

Indian compound archer Jyothi Surekha Vennam remained in the medal hunt after reaching the semifinals in World Cup Stage 4 on Friday.Jyothi defeated Dafne Quintero of Mexico 147-144 to set up a semifinal clash against Ella Gibson of Britain.Ella eliminated the recently-crowned world champion Aditi Swami in the quarterfinals as the Indian went down 135-148.There was disappointment from other Indian archers who bowed out of the medal contention.Indian recurve mixed team of Dheeraj Bommadevara and Bhajan Kaur lost to Mexico 5-1 in the quarter-final.The compound mixed team lost to the Netherlands in the quarterfinal that stretched to the shoot-off. Locked 158-158, the shoot-off also saw a 20-20 tie as the Dutch pair sealed it by shooting closer to the centre.

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