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Ganesh Wins Men's Individual Compound Archery Bronze at Asian Games
Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru won a bronze medal in compound archery for India.
He earned it by beating Cong Duc Dang of Vietnam in the bronze-medal match.
The final score was 149-144.
Ganesh made 14 of his 15 shots hit the target perfectly.
Earlier, he lost his semifinal to Kim Jongho of South Korea.
He had reached the semifinal by beating Chieh-Lun Chen in the quarterfinal.
Ganesh had also been part of India’s gold-winning men’s team.
Another Indian archer, Chikitha Taniparthi, lost in the women’s individual quarterfinal after winning two team gold medals.
India’s 20-year-old Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru won the men’s individual compound archery bronze medal in Nagoya.
Ganesh defeated Vietnam’s Cong Duc Dang 149-144 in the bronze-medal playoff.
He hit the mark with 14 of 15 shots in the playoff.
Ganesh lost 144-148 to South Korea’s Kim Jongho in the semifinal after defeating Chieh-Lun Chen 148-138 in the quarterfinal.
India’s Chikitha Taniparthi lost her women’s individual quarterfinal 143-144 but had won team and mixed-team gold medals the previous day.
- Who
- Indian archer Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru, Vietnam’s Cong Duc Dang, South Korea’s Kim Jongho, and other named competitors.
- What
- Ganesh won the men’s individual compound archery bronze medal, while Chikitha Taniparthi exited the women’s individual quarterfinals.
- Where
- Nagoya, at the Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square.
- When
- Thursday, October 1, according to the report; Ganesh’s team gold and Chikitha’s team golds were won on Wednesday.
- Why
- Ganesh won the bronze playoff after losing his semifinal and being eliminated from gold-medal contention.
Key facts
- Medal
- Men’s individual compound archery bronze
- Bronze playoff
- Ganesh defeated Cong Duc Dang 149-144
- Playoff accuracy
- 14 of 15 shots hit the mark
- Semifinal
- Ganesh lost 144-148 to Kim Jongho
- Quarterfinal
- Ganesh defeated Chieh-Lun Chen 148-138
- Team achievement
- Ganesh was part of India’s gold-winning men’s team
- Chikitha Taniparthi
- Lost 143-144 to Indonesia’s Nurisa Dian Ashrifah in the women’s individual quarterfinal
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