Shanghai, May 10 -- The Indian women's recurve team of Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat and Kumkum Mohod clinched the gold medal at the Archery World Cup 2026 in Shanghai on Sunday, edging past hosts People's Republic of China in a shoot-off.

The fourth-seeded Indian trio defeated the second-seeded Chinese team of Zhu Jingyi, Huang Yuwei and Yu Qi 28-26 in the decider after the contest was locked 4-4 at the end of four sets.

Ankita Bhakat, who finished fourth at the Paris 2024 Olympics in the mixed team event with Dhiraj Bommadevara, opened the shoot-off with a 9 before Kumkum followed with a 10.

With 8 needed to seal the win, four-time Olympian Deepika shot a 9 to complete the victory, as per Olympics.com.

The gold medal marked the 39th...