Sahil placed third before rain halts compound qualifiers at Archery World Cup

Madrid, Jul 7 (PTI) India’s Sahil Jadhav was placed third in the men’s compound qualification before persistent rain forced play to be suspended midway through the opening day of the Archery World Cup Stage 4, here on Tuesday.

The qualification round was halted after 36 arrows, with Jadhav shooting 356 points to trail only Denmark’s Mathias Fullerton, who topped the standings with 359, and France’s Nicolas Girard, who was second on 358.

An archer shoots 72 arrows in the qualification round.

Among the other Indians in fray, Rishabh Yadav was at 17th with 353 points, followed by Kushal Dalal in 20th with 352, while Thirumuru Ganesh Mani Ratnam was 42nd with 349.

Yadav is the fourth member of the squad and is not part of the three-member men’s compound

trio for the Asian Games.

India’s women compound archers, on the other hand, endured a disappointing start after 36 arrows.

Prithika Pradeep was the highest-placed Indian in 23rd position with 342 points, 12 behind former world champion Sara Lopez of Colombia, who led the qualification with 354.

Parneet Kaur and Chikitha Taniparthi were tied for 30th on 341 points, while experienced campaigner Jyothi Surekha Vennam continued her lean run, slipping to 36th with 340 points.

The final qualification rankings will determine the individual seedings and team pairings for the elimination rounds. PTI TAP ATK