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Indian Aditi Gopichand breaks U-18 compound world record in Medellin

Published on 16 Jun 2023

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Indian Aditi Gopichand breaks U-18 compound world record in Medellin
  • Indian Aditi Gopichand made history by breaking the under-18 world record in the women's compound qualification round during the ongoing Archery World Cup stage three in Medellin, Colombia.
  • The 16-year-old Aditi scored a total of 711 out of 720 points and topped the 72-arrow qualification.
  • Another India, Jyothi Surekha Vennam finished second in the qualifiers with a total of 708 points.
  • In the men's compound qualifiers, former World Cup champion Abhishek Verma emerged as the highest-placed Indian. He finished in eighth place with 707 points in his first archery World Cup event of the year.
Source: SarkariPariksha