Shanghai, May 10 -- The Indian women's recurve team, comprising Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat and Kumkum Mohod, won the gold medal at the Archery World Cup 2026 in Shanghai after beating hosts, the People's Republic of China, in a shoot-off on Sunday.
The fourth-seeded Indian trio, up against a young second-seeded Chinese archery team of Zhu Jingyi, Huang Yuwei and Yu Qi, won the shoot-off 28-26 after both sides were level at 4-4 at the end of four sets.
Ankita Bhakat, who finished fourth at the Paris 2024 Olympics in the mixed team event with Dhiraj Bommadevara, opened the shoot-off with a 9 before Kumkum followed with a 10.
With 8 needed to seal the win, four-time Olympian Deepika shot a 9 to complete the victory.
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