Ankita, Dhiraj strike gold at Asian Championships

Ankita Bhakat stunned Paris Olympics silver-medallist Nam Suhyeon of South Korea 7-3 while Dhiraj Bommadevara prevailed over compatriot Rahul 6-2 as India completed a golden double in the individual recurve competition at the Asian Archery Championships in Dhaka on Friday.

- HT Correspondent

Ankita, who came into the final after beating teammate and former world No.l Deepika Kumari ina semifinal shoot-off, took the opening set 29-27 against Nam to set the tone. The second set ended at 27-all before Name drew level after claiming the third set 28-26, with Ankita unable to find a single 10.

But the Indian hit back brilliantly in the fourth, nailing two 10s in a superb 29-28 effort to lead 5-3. Ankita kept her cool in the decider to deliver two 10s that proved enough to win her a first Asian individual gold. The bronze medal went to another Indian with Sangeeta edging out Deepika 6-5 ina shoot-off.