PM congratulates Indian contingent at World Archery Youth Championships for winning 15 medals

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has congratulated the Indian contingent at the World Archery Youth Championships in Wroclaw for winning 15 medals including 8 Golds. 

In a tweet, Mr Modi said, the Indian contingent has made the country proud by winning the medals. Extending best wishes to the team for  future endeavours, he said, may this success inspire more youngsters to pursue archery and excel in it.

In Archery, Komalika Bari became the new under-21 recurve world champion at the Youth World Championships in Wroclaw, Poland yesterday. India's Junior recurve archers also bagged gold in the men's and the mixed team event.



In the U21 men's recurve team final the Indian team of Dhiraj Bommadevara, Aditya Choudhary, and Parth Sushant Salunkhe clinched the gold medal in a very exciting fashion.

 

Indian trio came from behind to clinch the 5-3 win against Spain. Parth Salunkhe later joined Komalika Bari in the mixed team event, to capture another gold for India. The duo produced a brilliant comeback against the Spanish duo to win 5-3 after being down 2-0 in the match. Earlier in the under-21 women's team bronze medal match, the trio of Komalika Bari, Tanisha Verma, and Tisha Punia lost 1-5 against Ukraine in what was India's first loss of the day.