GOOD FEELING:Indian archer Rahul Banerjee, who won the gold medal
being congratulated by silver medallist, Lyon Jason of Canada
in the individual men's recurve event.
NEW DELHI: Indian recurve archers stood their ground despite stiff competition to bag two golds and as many bronze medals in the Commonwealth Games archery competition, which concluded at the Yamuna Sports Complex here on Sunday.
Top seeds Rahul Banerjee and Deepika Kumari clinched first place in the individual categories, while Dola Banerjee and Jayanta Talukdar bagged a bronze medal each.
Flawless show
Deepika turned in a flawless performance under extremely challenging wind conditions, to outclass five-time Olympian Alison Williamson, seeded six, in straight sets 6-0 in the final while Rahul, the top seed, had to ward off a stiff challenge from a consistent Lyon Jason of Canada to win 6-5 in a shoot-off.
Perfect finish
Deepika made a perfect final set score of 30 to nail the contest. Thirty-nine-year-old Williamson, a bronze medallist in the 2004 Olympics, started with an eight in the first set and was shooting confidently thereafter. But a seven in the last arrow of the third set blew away her chances.
“I feel very happy. The wind conditions were difficult, which I am not used to. The bow was shaking a lot and we had to pull it very hard. I am satisfied that I was able to handle it,” said Deepika. “I dedicate the victory to my parents and coaches — Dharmender and Poornima Mahato.”
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