Asian Archery Championships: Indian team clinch bronze medal

India defeated Japan by 5-1 to bag the medal in the championship which is being held in Bangkok, Thailand.

Bangkok: Indian archer Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat and Bombayla Devi won a bronze medal in women's team recurve at the ongoing Asian Archery Championships on Tuesday.

They defeated Japan by 5-1 to bag the medal in the championship which is being held in Bangkok, Thailand.

Sports Authority of India (SAI) took to Twitter to congratulate them.

"The team of @ImDeepikaK , #AnkitaBhakat and #BombaylaDevi won the bronze in women's team recurve at the Asian Archery Championships after beating Japan 5-1. Great show. #KheloIndia @KirenRijiju @DGSAI @RijijuOffice @PIB_India @PMOIndia @IndiaSports," SAI Tweeted.Earlier in the day, the team of Atanu Das, Jayanta Talukdar and Tarundeep Rai had also bagged a bronze medal in the men's team recurve after beating China by 6-2.