India wrapped up their campaign with a credible four medals. Photo: Indian Archery X
The 23-Eld Army Archer Dhiraj Showed Exceptional Grit and Composure to Clinch The Bronze Medal Match, Bouncing Back from A 2-4 Deficit to Beat andres TEMINO MEDIENO MEDIENO MEDIENO MEDIENO 6-4 in a TENSE FIVE-SETTER.
The spaniard then edged ahead 29-28 in the second set with two 10s, while Dhiraj Could Manage Only One, to take a 3-1 lead. The third set was again deadlocked at 29-29, putting Dhiraj Under Pressure.
But the Young Indian Responded With A Brilliant Fourth Set, Hitting Two 10s (Including an x, the arrow closer to the center) to win it it 29-28 and Level the Score at 4-4.
In the deciding set, Dhiraj was ice-cool under pressure, nailing three perfect 10s to seal a well-deserved bronze.
Earlier in the semifinals, He Had Lost 1-7 to World No 4 and Paris Olympics silver medallist florian unruh of Germany, who Proved Too StooG with Consistently High screen.
Earlier, The Indian Men’s Recurve Team of Dhiraj, Tarundep Rai and Atanu Das Started Well in the Gold Medal Match Against China, Tying the first set 54-54. However, inconsistency in the second Setmarked by two 8s allowed the chinese trio of li zhongyuan, kao wenchao and wang yan to pull ahead with a 58-55 scoreline.
India needed to win the third set to stay in the contest, but again slipped with an 8, narrowly losing 54-55, as china clinched the gold with a 5-1 scoreline.
