Kolkata:
The lone Indian entry in the Archery World Cup Final, Jayanta Talukdar, has returned empty-handed after a below-par performance in the men's recurve section.
In the Champions of Champions leg held in Copenhagen on September 26, top-seeded Talukdar was upset by fourth seeded Marco Galiazzo of Italy 103-111 in the semifinal. The Italian went on to clinch the gold medal beating Britain's Simon Terry 112-108 in the final.
Second seeded Terry had beaten third seed Romain Girouille of France 112-108 in the other last-four tie.
The top Indian archer had some hope in the bronze medal play-off but lost to Girouille by a slender margin of three arrows (113-110) to finish fourth for a second time. The Guwahati-born archer, who represents Tata, also finished fourth in the World Cup finals 2006.
Dola Banerjee is the only Indian to clinch a gold medal in the World finals when she had won in Dubai, two years ago.
In the Champions of Champions leg held in Copenhagen on September 26, top-seeded Talukdar was upset by fourth seeded Marco Galiazzo of Italy 103-111 in the semifinal. The Italian went on to clinch the gold medal beating Britain's Simon Terry 112-108 in the final.
Second seeded Terry had beaten third seed Romain Girouille of France 112-108 in the other last-four tie.
The top Indian archer had some hope in the bronze medal play-off but lost to Girouille by a slender margin of three arrows (113-110) to finish fourth for a second time. The Guwahati-born archer, who represents Tata, also finished fourth in the World Cup finals 2006.
Dola Banerjee is the only Indian to clinch a gold medal in the World finals when she had won in Dubai, two years ago.
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