Dhaka, June 21 -- Bangladesh archer Abdur Rahman Alif bagged the gold medal in the men's recurve individual event of Asia Cup Archery Stage-2, beating Japanese archer Miyata Gakuto 6-4 in the gold-deciding match in Singapore on Friday.

The former national champion took a 4-0 lead after winning the first two sets by 28-27 and 29-28, before the Japanese archer bounced back strongly to level the set points at 4-4 by winning the third and fourth sets 28-27 and 27-26.

The final rolled into the fifth and deciding set, where Alif kept his nerve to win 29-26, claiming his maiden international individual medal with the gold.

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