World Cup: Archer Deepika wins recurve gold medal

Deepika KumariKolkata: India's Deepika Kumari won her first World Cup individual recurve gold medal on Saturday in Antalya, Turkey, beating South Korea's Lee Sung Jin by six set points to four in the final, according to information received here.

Deepika won the second set (29-27), fourth (27-26) and the fifth set (28-27) after losing the first (27-30) and the third (27-29).


Deepika is the current junior World Champion and a gold medallist at the Delhi Commonwealth Games. She had also won the Cadet World Title in 2009. (IANS)