Pooja Jatyan wins silver at Para Archery World Championships

Pooja Jatyan wins silver at Para Archery World Championships

• Rookie para archer Pooja Jatyan scripted history as she became the first Indian to win a silver in an individual section of the Para Archery World Championships 2022 in Dubai. India has won 2 Silver medals for the first time in the Para Archery World Championship.
• Pooja lost to Italian Petrilli Vincenza in the summit clash to end her World Para Championships dream run with a silver medal. Pooja, who has been afflicted with polio since childhood, put up a brave show racing to a 3-1 lead, but the world No. 7 Italian used her vast experience to bounce back and down the Indian by 3-7  (24-24, 23-21, 26-28, 24-26, 25-27) in the finals.
• Earlier, the compound mixed pair of Shyam Sundar Swami and Jyoti Baliyan had opened India's account with a silver medal, the country's first medal in the World Archery Para Championships.

Published date : 02 Mar 2022 07:35PM