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This is an archive article published on March 11, 2010

Starless India dominate

Dola Banerjee,Jayanta Talukdar and Mangal Singh Champia — India’s leading recurve archers — have all exited from the individual round of the CWG 2010 Archery Test event on Wednesday.

Dola Banerjee,Jayanta Talukdar and Mangal Singh Champia — India’s leading recurve archers — have all exited from the individual round of the CWG 2010 Archery Test event on Wednesday.

But despite these loses the Indian camp was buzzing with anticipation as the hosts dominated for the second day in a row in a severely depleted field.

Talukdar was taken out in the pre-quarter-finals by team mate Thupuvoyi Swuro in the men’s recurve,while Champia was outclassed in the quarter-finals by Malaysia’s Sian Cheng Chu.

However,the Indian trio of Tarundeep Rai,Rahul Banerjee,Kapil along with Chu,have all entered the semi-final and have a shot at the gold medal.

It was a complete domination for the women archers Chekrovolu Swuro,Deepaki Kumari,Sushma and V Pranitha have sealed a spot in the last four. Chekrovolu Swuro ended Dola’s resistance in the quarter-finals,while L Bombayla Devi lost out in a place in the semi-finals,going down to team mate Deepaki Kumari.

In the team category,India takes on England in the first semi-finals,while Scotland play Malaysia in the second. In the women’s,Indian team face Singapore,and Wales take on Malaysia.

In the men’s compound event,C R Srither takes on team mate Chungda Sherpa,while I R Sanam faces Malaysia’s M Z Mahazan. However,Gagandeep Kaur was the sole Indian to make the last four in the women’s event.Scotland’s Tracy McGowan takes on Lucie O’sullivan in the first semi-final,while Kaur meets Nicola Simpson from England in the second semi-final.

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In the team category,Indian men’s face England while the Malaysian take on Wales,while the Indian eves team take on Scotland and England take on Malaysia.

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