Shanghai, April 27 -- India made a strong start to their Archery World Cup in Shangai, securing three gold medals in the compound archery category on Saturday, with the men's and women's team and the mixed team competitions bringing in laurels for the country.

First, it was the women's compound archery team consisting of Jyothi Surekha, Aditi Goswami and Parneet that made the country proud with a gold medal by beating Italy 236-226 in a tightly-contested match for the top prize.

"Bulls-eye!! The Women's Compound Team of Jyothi, Aditi and Parneet win Gold at the #Archery World Cup - Stage 1, defeating Italy 236-226. Congratulations, team! #IndianArchery," tweeted Sports Authority of India (SAI) Media.

India got its second medal in the c...