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The four-time Olympian, however, slipped to a 7 as India lost the set 52-55 and China drew level at 2-2.

Shanghai: India’s women’s recurve team of Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat and Kumkum Mohod defeated China in a dramatic shoot-off to win Archery World Cup Stage 2 gold. The trio had earlier stunned South Korea, securing India’s first women’s team World Cup gold since 2021

The 30-year-old Deepika raced to a 5-1 lead after winning the first and third sets. However, the German archer forced the fifth set. Deepika's second arrow in the decider hit the bullseye, tying the set as she won the match

Deepika, who flattered to deceive in the team event, first defeated Reena Parnat of Estonia 6-5 in a shoot-off before beating Quinty Roeffen of the Netherlands 6-2.

The Indian archer misfired three 7s in a row after drilling in as many 10s in succession to snuff out any chance of a comeback after being 0-2 down in the opening set

Deepika defeated Ksenia Perova of the Russian Olympic Committee 6-5 in a one-arrow shoot-off after both the archers had tied 5-5 on set points in their Round of 16 clash at the Yumenoshima Park Archery Field.

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Sindhu entered the pre-quarterfinals, Pooja Rani had a good beginning in the 75kg women’s category, Deepika Kumari marched into the last-16 after seeing off US teenager Jennifer Mucino-Fernandez

Deepika lost the first set by one point but she bounced back strongly with three 10s in a row to take a 4-2 lead.

The duo of Deepika and Pravin came from behind to defeat Chinese Taipei duo of Lin Chia-En and Tang Chih-Chun in the pre-quarterfinals on Saturday.

Deepika-Pravin pair will now face Lin Chia-en and Tang Chih-Chun of Chinese Taipei in the Round of 16 elimination on Saturday

The 27-year-old Deepika, winner of a hattrick of gold medals at the in the World Cup Stage 3 in Paris late last month which helped her reclaim the No.1 spot in the world

The quartet of Deepika Kumari, Atanu Das, Tarundeep Rai and Pravin Jadhav entered the mega-event with renewed hopes of winning the country's first Olympic medal in the sport.

The Indian archery couple got the feel of the archery facilities at the Yumenoshima Park in their first training session on Monday

Deepika wins individual, mixed and team event competitions at the World Cup Stage 3

The team defeated Mexico 5-1 in the finals and as a result, this side has now won two gold medals in 2021.

The trio, who had won the first stage of the World Cup in Guatemala City in April, will face Mexico on Sunday in a repeat of the first stage final.

Deepika Kumari will now be the sole entry in the women's section in the Tokyo Games

Paris represents the final opportunity for India to upgrade their single women's quota place to team invitations in Japan as India would look to qualify a second and third recurve archers to join the Deepika.

It was India's best-ever performance in a World Cup