Madhura strikes gold as India bag four medals at Archery World Cup Stage 2
Madhura Dhamangaonkar secured a stunning victory at the Archery World Cup Stage 2. She defeated USA's Carson Krahe by a narrow margin. This win marked Madhura's first individual World Cup gold. She also won a silver in the women's team event. Additionally, she secured a bronze in the compound mixed team event with Abhishek Verma.
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Madhura Dhamangaonkar capped her dream comeback event with a stunning 139-138 win over USA's Carson Krahe, clinching her maiden individual World Cup gold medal at the Archery World Cup Stage 2 here on Saturday. Madhura, who is unranked in the World Archery rankings for not competing at the international level for three years, was trailing 81-85 after a costly seven in the third end.But the 24-year-old showed remarkable composure under pressure, dropping just one point in a near-flawless fourth end to level the score at 110-all.In the decider, she held her nerves with two perfect 10s -- both X scores of arrows closer to the centre -- and a 9 to edge past Krahe by one-point in a thrilling finish.This was Madhura's third medal of the event, having earlier won a silver in the women's team event and a bronze in the compound mixed team event alongside Abhishek Verma, marking a remarkable return to international archery after three years.
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