The Indian compound women’s team, consisting of V. Jyothi Surekha, Aditi Swami and Parneet Kaur, held its nerve to enter the final of the World archery championships here on Wednesday.
The second-ranked Indian women got a bye and defeated Turkey 230-228 and Chinese Taipei 228-226 before getting past third-placed Colombia 220-216 in a closely fought semifinal.
India won the first 59-55 to grab a four-point lead before tying the second 58-58. Colombia levelled the scores, winning the third 55-51 as the Indians slipped a bit. However, India won the final end 52-48 to set up a title clash with top-ranked Mexico.
