India’s Jyothi Surekha Vennam already had a sensational outing at the world championships, having claimed silver medals in the women’s team and the mixed team events so far. In fact, it was itself a record for an Indian to win two medals at the event, but she was eyeing greater heights.
In the individual women’s compound event, the archer narrowly missed out on a gold medal after losing to Colombia’s Sara Lopez in the summit clash. The 25-year old Indian archer shot a perfect 30 in the last round, but lost on the overall 144-146 as the South American edged past to claim the top-podium finish.
It was her third silver medal at the ongoing meet and her sixth overall in the history of the championships. Only one more Indian is in contention for a medal at the meet now, with recurve archer Ankita Bhakat set to feature in the
“It’s been a great day today because I’ve shot my first 150 in an international tournament and I’m super happy. I’m also happy because last time I won the bronze and this time I won the silver, so I’m happy,” said Jyothi, as reported by World Archery.
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