Parneet Kaur and Kushal Dalal made crucial contributions as Indian compound archers claimed three medals, including a gold, a silver and a bronze, in team events at the World University Games in Essen, Germany, on Friday (July 25, 2025).
Parneet and Kushal joined hands to rally from being a point down in the second end to defeat the Korean duo of Park Yerin and Seunghyun Park 157-154 (39-39, 38-39, 40-36, 40-40) in a closely fought mixed team event title clash and win the gold.
Kushal, Sahil Jadhav and Hritik Sharma had a bright start against Turkey, comprising Batuhan Akcaoglu, Yunus Arslan, Yakup Yildiz, in the men’s team summit clash, but slipped in the final end to be beaten 232-231 (57-58, 57-59, 60-57, 58-57).
World championships women’s team gold medallist Parneet, Madhura Dhamangaonkar and Avneet Kaur dispatched the United Kingdom, consisting of Hallie Boulton, Chloe A’Bear, Grace Chappell, 232-224 (59-51, 58-58, 56-56, 59-59) to take the bronze medal.
Parneet, Kushal and Sahil will compete for individual medals on Saturday (July 26, 2025).
Published – July 26, 2025 05:30 am IST
