Ankita Bhakat, Deepika Kumari and Kumkum Anil Mohod helped India beat China to clinch Archery World Cup Stage 2 gold. (World Archery) A total of 15 scores of 8 and three scores of 7 were shot by Indian and Chinese archers in the final in windy conditions, at the Archery World Cup Shanghai Stage 2 on Sunday. Eight of those 8s and two 7s came from Indian arrows. Yet, the Indian recurve women’s team of Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat and Kumkum Mohod ensured it was India who won their first women’s team gold at the Archery World Cup Shanghai Stage 2 medal on Sunday, the first since 2021. It was the first medal since 2023 in world cups with a 5-4 win via shoot-off (28-26) over the Chinese team of Zhu Jingyi, Huang Yuwei and Yu Qi. The win came days after the Indian women’s recurve team had edged out the Korean team of Kang Chaeyoung, Oh Yejin and Lee Yunjiin in the semifinals and the gold meant that Deepika took her World Cup medal count to 39. “Team ne last tak fight kia aur gold jeeta.…