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Debutant Swati Chaudhary and Harvinder-Vijay Sundi shoot into para archery finals
Two Indian archery medals are now assured at the Asian Para Games, with both gold medal matches against Chinese opponents later this week.
Key points
- Swati Chaudhary beat Korea's Eunhee Lee 6-2 in the W1 women's individual semi-final.
- Harvinder Singh and Vijay Sundi edged a Korean pair 5-4 in the recurve men's doubles.
- Sheetal Devi and Toman Kumar won their mixed team quarter-final 152-141.
India are guaranteed two more medals at the Asian Para Games after Swati Chaudhary and the recurve pair of Harvinder Singh and Vijay Sundi won their semi-finals in Nagoya on Tuesday.
Swati, competing at her first Games, beat South Korea’s Eunhee Lee 6-2 in the W1 women’s individual semi-final. She meets China’s Mengkan Cen for gold on 22 October, with the match scheduled for 5:55 am IST.
Harvinder and Vijay needed every arrow to get past Korea’s Jung-Hoon Kim and Geonhwi Kwak, winning 5-4 in the men’s recurve doubles. They face a Chinese pair in the gold medal match on 23 October, from 6:45 am IST.
The Sports Authority of India celebrated with the words “INDIA SHOOTS FOR GOLD!” after the doubles win.
More medal chances
India’s mixed teams also moved forward. Sheetal Devi and Toman Kumar, who set a world record in the ranking round, beat Japan’s Aya Shinohara and Yuya Oe 152-141 in the compound mixed team quarter-final and meet Chinese Taipei in the semi-final on 22 October.
In the recurve mixed team, Harvinder and Bhawna beat Thailand’s Phattharaphon Pattawaeo and Hanreuchai Netsiri 6-0 and return on 23 October.