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India secures top position in archery

New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): Creating history, India jumped to the top rank of the compound archery women team category on Thursday.

The team, which comprises of V. Jyothi Surekha, Trisha Deb, P. Lily Chanu, Muskan Kirar, Divya Dhayal, and Madhumita, reached the top spot with 342.6 points leading Chinese Taipei team by six points.

Archery Association of India took to Twitter and congratulated the team for their achievement.

"Compound women team earned top rank in world and created history in #Indian #archery... congratulations to all the team members who worked really hard for getting this position. Congratulations and thanks to each and every person behind this achievement. ???????? #worldranking," they wrote.

The Indian Archery team recently shocked Chinese Taipei in 2017 archery World Cup in Berlin when they defeated them to reach the final of the tournament.(ANI)


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