India, May 11 -- Indian women's recurve team of Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat and Kumkum Mohod defeated hosts China in a dramatic shoot-off to clinch the gold medal at the Archery World Cup Stage 2 on Sunday.

In a tense final marked by ups and downs, India took the opening set before China fought back to level the contest and force a shoot-off after the four-set regulation ended in a tie.

Holding their nerves in the decider, the Indian trio prevailed 5-4 (28-26), with veteran Deepika delivering a crucial 9 under pressure in the final shoot-off arrow to seal India's first World Cup gold since 2021. Earlier, India had stunned record 10-time Olympic champions South Korea in the semifinals.

It was India's second medal of the tournament aft...