Asian Games: India beat Bangladesh in Semis of Archery Men's Recurve Team event; ensures podium finish

India beat Bangladesh in semis of Archery Men's Recurve Team event and ensured a podium finish in Asian Games.

Hangzhou:India beat Bangladesh in Semis of Men's Recurve Team event. They won five sets as compared to three from their opponents and booked a berth in the final against South Korea. The trio of Atanu Das, Dhiraj Bommadevara and Tushar Shelke emerged triumphant in the semi-final.

Indian contingent had a blistering start in the contest bagging the first set with a massive lead of seven. As a result, they claimed two points leading the contest by 2-0. The archers continued their dominant display in the next set as well winning it by 57-54 and further extended the lead to 4-0. However, Bangladesh bounced back scripting a near perfect third set winning it by 58-56. The result was now 4-2 in India's favour.

The Bangladesh side fought hard to win the final set of the contest and drew it by 57-57. Both the teams were awarded one point each as a result and so the Indian side won the fixture by 5-3. Archery is a discipline for India where they are expected to get a significant number of medals in the ongoing Asian Games. The men's side will look to further improve their performance and secure a podium finish.