Bangkok, Apr 4 (PTI) Shyam Sunder Swami secured a bronze medal for India after edging past senior teammate and Paris Paralympic bronze medalist Rakesh Kumar in a closely-fought playoff at the World Archery Para Series here.
Swami prevailed 143 (10*) to 143 (9) in the bronze medal match of the compound men’s individual event, with the contest being decided on a tie-break after both archers were locked at identical scores.
A mixed team bronze winner at Paris Paralympics, Rakesh ended his campaign in fourth place following the heartbreak in the shoot-off.
In the W1 women’s individual event, Anjum Tanwar also finished fourth after going down 2-6 in her bronze medal match against an opponent from the Republic of Korea.
The Bangkok meet follows the Asia Cup first leg held recently at the same venue, where India delivered a strong showing with a haul of 10 medals — two gold, four silver and four bronze.
However, India had to settle for second place behind Kazakhstan, who topped the standings with three gold and one bronze medal. PTI TAP ATK
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