World Archery Championships: Indian women’s compound team wins first-ever gold medal at Berlin

Berlin: Indian women’s team created history when the trio of V. Jyothi Surekha, Aditi Swami and Parneet Kaur clinched their first ever gold medal in the World Archery Championships in Berlin on Friday. The team recorded a convincing 235-229 victory over top-ranked Mexico in the compound women’s team final.

The second-placed Indian side, shot consistently to win all four ends, and secure the title.

Indian archers, who have bagged World under-21 and under-18 titles, had never won a World crown at the elite level.

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Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Thakur has congratulated the trio of Compound archers- Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Parneet Kaur and Aditi Gopichand Swami on winning India's First-Ever Gold at the Archery World Championships to become the world champions. 

In a tweet, Mr Thakur said the confidence and skills with which they led India to victory is truly surreal. He expressed immense pride and said they have made India overjoyed with pride. He hoped that they keep rewriting history for the nation and the world.