The Indian trio of Rahul Banerjee, Mangal Singh Champia and Jayanta Talukdar held their nerves to beat Chinese Taipei and clinch the men's team bronze in the Archery competition of the Asian Games here on Monday.
Banerjee, Champia and Talukdar defeated the Chinese Taipei team of Cheng Wei Kuo, Chia Chun Sung and Kang Tien 220-216 in the bronze medal match.
This was India's second archery medal at the ongoing Games after the women's team too settled for the third place on Sunday at the Aoti Archery Range.
In the bronze medal match, the Indians took the upper hand by scoring 57 against Taipei's 52 in the first set but the balance tilted in the third set.
Banerjee, Champia and Talukdar defeated the Chinese Taipei team of Cheng Wei Kuo, Chia Chun Sung and Kang Tien 220-216 in the bronze medal match.
This was India's second archery medal at the ongoing Games after the women's team too settled for the third place on Sunday at the Aoti Archery Range.
In the bronze medal match, the Indians took the upper hand by scoring 57 against Taipei's 52 in the first set but the balance tilted in the third set.
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