India enter into finals of World Archery Championships

The Indian team entered the finals of World Archery Championships in Mexico today. 

The team got the better of Germany 232-227 in the compound women's team semifinals, to set up a gold-medal match against Colombia.The Indian team comprising Trisha Deb, Lily Chanu Paonam and Jyothi Surekha Vennam defeated their German rivals quite comfortably.

Deb, Paonam and Vennam



scored matches of 232, 233 and 232 points as they beat Russia, Denmark and Germany in the elimination matches.

Paonam and Vennam both finished in the top-10 individually at these championships, while Deb came 17th after losing in the third round.

The Indian squad had the highest per-match average of any team in the field in Mexico.