Earlier, the eighth-seeded Indian narrowly defeated Austria\u2019s Nico Wiener, the 2021 world champion, in a shoot-off after both finished with a score of 147 in the quarter-finals. His journey concluded in the semi-finals, where reigning world champion Nicolas Girard of France beat him 147-145, leading Sahil to compete in the bronze medal match.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sahil\u2019s campaign featured victories against Indian veteran Abhishek Verma in the third round and Germany\u2019s Ruven Fluss with a score of 149-146 in the round of 16.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
His bronze was India\u2019s only medal in the compound events at this year\u2019s Shanghai World Cup, a stark difference from the five compound medals India won at the same venue last year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Kushal Dalal was eliminated in the quarter-finals, and former world champion Ojas Deotale exited in the round of 16. India\u2019s men\u2019s compound team, which won gold in Shanghai last year, also did not make it to the podium after losing in the quarter-finals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the women\u2019s compound team event, India was ousted in the quarter-finals with a score of 233-227 against Turkiye. Madhura Dhamangaonkar, the defending champion from Shanghai, was eliminated in the round of 32 by top seed Alexis Ruiz of the USA.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Former world champion Aditi Swami was India\u2019s top performer in the women\u2019s individual compound event but was eliminated in a quarter-final shoot-off by Estonia\u2019s Lisell Jaatma. Jaatma had previously defeated India\u2019s leading compound archer Jyothi Surekha Vennam 148-147 in the round of 16.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the women\u2019s compound team event, India was ousted in the quarter-finals with a score of 233-227 against Turkiye. Madhura Dhamangaonkar, the defending champion from Shanghai, was eliminated in the round of 32 by top seed Alexis Ruiz of the USA.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India still has a chance at medals in the recurve events on Sunday. Simranjeet Kaur reached the women\u2019s individual semi-finals, and the Indian women\u2019s recurve team will compete against China in the gold medal match.<\/p>\r\n\r\n