India finally came good assuring themselves at least a silver medal at the Archery World Cup Stage 3 in Medellin, Colom-bia.
According to information received here, the women’s recurve team of Deepika Kumari, Laishram Bombayla Devi and Rimil Biruly, seeded no. 2, ousted their US opponents to enter the final on Friday night.
In a battle of heavyweights, the Indians will take on top seeds China boasting London Olympics team silver medallists Jing Xu and Ming Cheng for the gold medal.
In the semis, India began poorly to trail the US team of Michelle Gilbert, Miranda Leek and Khatuna Lorig 51-55 after the first end.
It was a reversal of fortunes in the second as the Indians cut the Americans’ four-point lead with a 55 to make it 106-all.
Both teams were locked at 162 all, taking the battle to an exciting fourth and final end.
India were a picture of consistency as they shot the X-ring and a perfect 10 for a 54, while the US faltered with a 49 as the former registered a 216-211 win.