HANGZHOU: Indian archers ended South Korea’s dominance in the compound division after the pair of Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Ojas Pravin Deotale won the mixed team gold in a closely-fought final here on Wednesday.
The Indians edged past the Korean pair of Chaewon So and Jaehoon Joo 159-158 in a keenly-contested title clash. This was India’s first medal in the archery competitions at the Hangzhou Asiad. Jyothi and reigning individual men’s world champion Ojas hit the bullseye on 44 of their 48 attempts.