<p>The Indian men's recurve team clinched a silver medal after losing to China by the thinnest of margins in a shoot-off at the Archery World Cup Stage 1 here on Sunday.</p>.<p>In pursuit of their first World Cup gold medal since 2010, the men's recurve team, comprising Tarundeep Rai, Atanu Das and Dhiraj Bommadevara, bounced back from 0-4 deficit to level the scores and force a shoot-off.</p>.<p>But the Indian trio went down 4-5 (54-55, 50-56, 59-58, 56-55, 28-28*) with the Chinese team of Li Zhongyuan, Qi Xiangshuo and Wei Shahoxu hitting an X (closer to the centre) in the shoot-off in a dramatic finish.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/india-makes-strong-case-for-inclusion-of-wrestling-archery-and-kabaddi-at-cwg-regional-meet-1212259.html" target="_blank">India makes strong case for inclusion of wrestling, archery and kabaddi at CWG Regional meet</a></strong><br /><br />Dhiraj then went on to grab a second medal in his World Cup debut when the 20-year-old Army man defeated Ilfat Abdullin of Kazakhstan 7-3 (28-28, 29-26, 28-29, 29-27, 29-27) to bag the bronze in individual recurve section.</p>.<p>Dhiraj would regret missing out on a silver as he squandered a 4-0 lead against Dan Olaru of Moldova to go down 6-4 (27-26, 28-27, 28-29, 26-28, 28-30) in the semifinal.</p>.<p>India thus ended their campaign with two gold, one silver and one bronze medal from the event.</p>.<p>In hindsight, the team would rue its pathetic second set where it totalled just 50 out of a possible 60, after hitting the red rings thrice (one 7 and two 8s) as China won by six points to take a 4-0 lead.</p>.<p>India had a slow start and China took the first set by a slender one-point margin.</p>.<p>It was only in the third set the team bucked up to drill in a series of five 10s, including three Xs. China then cracked under pressure in the fourth set which India won by a one-point margin.</p>.<p>It was so near yet so far for the Indians as a gold medal continued to elude the Olympic recurve archers for another time.</p>.<p>In 2014, India came close to winning the World Cup twice in Stage 2 Medellin and Stage 4 Wroclaw, but on both occasions they ended up losing in the final.</p>.<p>India have so far won five gold medals in the men's recurve team event.</p>.<p>It is at the same Turkish city of Antalya where the Indian men's recurve team had tasted its first success in a World Cup way back in 2008.</p>.<p>India had last won a World Cup gold medal in men's recurve team event in Shanghai in 2010.</p>.<p>The 39-year-old Army man Rai was also a member of the gold-winning side in Shanghai when he along with Jayanta Talukdar and Rahul Banerjee had defeated Japan 224-220 in the final.</p>
<p>The Indian men's recurve team clinched a silver medal after losing to China by the thinnest of margins in a shoot-off at the Archery World Cup Stage 1 here on Sunday.</p>.<p>In pursuit of their first World Cup gold medal since 2010, the men's recurve team, comprising Tarundeep Rai, Atanu Das and Dhiraj Bommadevara, bounced back from 0-4 deficit to level the scores and force a shoot-off.</p>.<p>But the Indian trio went down 4-5 (54-55, 50-56, 59-58, 56-55, 28-28*) with the Chinese team of Li Zhongyuan, Qi Xiangshuo and Wei Shahoxu hitting an X (closer to the centre) in the shoot-off in a dramatic finish.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/india-makes-strong-case-for-inclusion-of-wrestling-archery-and-kabaddi-at-cwg-regional-meet-1212259.html" target="_blank">India makes strong case for inclusion of wrestling, archery and kabaddi at CWG Regional meet</a></strong><br /><br />Dhiraj then went on to grab a second medal in his World Cup debut when the 20-year-old Army man defeated Ilfat Abdullin of Kazakhstan 7-3 (28-28, 29-26, 28-29, 29-27, 29-27) to bag the bronze in individual recurve section.</p>.<p>Dhiraj would regret missing out on a silver as he squandered a 4-0 lead against Dan Olaru of Moldova to go down 6-4 (27-26, 28-27, 28-29, 26-28, 28-30) in the semifinal.</p>.<p>India thus ended their campaign with two gold, one silver and one bronze medal from the event.</p>.<p>In hindsight, the team would rue its pathetic second set where it totalled just 50 out of a possible 60, after hitting the red rings thrice (one 7 and two 8s) as China won by six points to take a 4-0 lead.</p>.<p>India had a slow start and China took the first set by a slender one-point margin.</p>.<p>It was only in the third set the team bucked up to drill in a series of five 10s, including three Xs. China then cracked under pressure in the fourth set which India won by a one-point margin.</p>.<p>It was so near yet so far for the Indians as a gold medal continued to elude the Olympic recurve archers for another time.</p>.<p>In 2014, India came close to winning the World Cup twice in Stage 2 Medellin and Stage 4 Wroclaw, but on both occasions they ended up losing in the final.</p>.<p>India have so far won five gold medals in the men's recurve team event.</p>.<p>It is at the same Turkish city of Antalya where the Indian men's recurve team had tasted its first success in a World Cup way back in 2008.</p>.<p>India had last won a World Cup gold medal in men's recurve team event in Shanghai in 2010.</p>.<p>The 39-year-old Army man Rai was also a member of the gold-winning side in Shanghai when he along with Jayanta Talukdar and Rahul Banerjee had defeated Japan 224-220 in the final.</p>