Dhiraj & Kumkum Reach Recurve Mixed Final at World Cup Stage 3
A bye, then three straight wins over Denmark, the USA and Germany — India's recurve mixed pair has a medal in hand before the final arrow.
B. Dhiraj and Kumkum Mohod are through to the recurve mixed team final at Archery World Cup Stage 3 in Antalya — and India's medal is already guaranteed. After a first-round bye, the duo went 6-0 over Denmark's Kristine Danstrup Andersen and Anders Vind Dalsgaard, then 6-2 against USA's Paris Olympics bronze medallist Casey Kaufhold and Nicholas D'Amour in the quarters, and 6-2 again past Germany's Katharina Bauer and Moritz Weiser in the semis.
The final pits Olympian Dhiraj and rookie Kumkum against a tough Korean squad — Olympic medallist Kim Je Deok and former World youth champion Oh Yejin. No easy draw, but the path here wasn't either.
Elsewhere, India's compound men's team had a rougher day. Sahil Jadhav, Kushal Dalal, and Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru lost their bronze medal match to Mexico 232-233 — one point the difference between a podium and nothing.
By the numbers
The data behind the story — figures from cited sources, with our own analysis labelled.
- —First roundBye
- 6–0Second round🇩🇰Denmark
- 6–2Quarterfinal🇺🇸United States
- 6–2Semifinal🇩🇪Germany
Recurve mixed team, Antalya. A place in the final guarantees at least silver.
India's medal is already secured; the final decides gold or silver.
| 🇮🇳Recurve mixed team — into the final | ≥ Silver |
| 🇮🇳Compound men's team — bronze match | Lost 232–233 to Mexico |
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Further reading
- World Archery — official results and rankings — Federation home for live event results and the world rankings.