Young compound archers Prathamesh Jawkar and Avneet Kaur shone in tough conditions to topple top seeds and book their berths in individual men and women semifinals of the Archery World Cup Stage-2 in Shanghai on Thursday.
The 19-year-old Jawkar and 18-year-old Avneet will compete in the medal rounds on Saturday.
Jawkar shot consistently to beat Indonesia’s Dhany Diva Pradana 146-144, top-seeded Korean Kim Jongho 149-147, Danish Martin Damsbo 149-146 and eighth seed Kroean Choi Yonghee 149-148 to reach the last four, where he will take on Estonia’s Robin Jaatma.
