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World Archery Youth C'Ship: India beat Turkey in Compound Cadet Women team event to win gold

WROCLAW (Poland): India won a gold medal in the Compound Cadet Women team event in the ongoing World Archery Youth Championships on Saturday here in Wroclaw.

India defeated Turkey 228-216 in the finals to win a gold medal in the ongoing competition.

The Indian team comprised of Parneet Kaur, Priya Gurjar and Ridhi Varshini; and they brought out a dominant performance to throw opponents Turkey off their mark.

On August 10, the Indian compound archery girls and the mixed team smashed two junior (U-18) world records during the qualification stages of the ongoing tournament.

Priya Gurjar, who shot 696 for individual pole, Parneet Kaur and Ridhu Senthilkumar combined for 2067/2160 points and smashed the standing women's team world record by 22 points.

The old record was held by the USA at 2045/2160 points.

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