<p>Indian archer Jyothi Surekha Vennam lost a nerve-wracking final to Colombian world number three Sara Lopez to settle for a silver in the compound women's individual section at the World Championships here.</p>.<p>In the individual men's compound event, three-time World Cup gold medallist Abhishek Verma made a quarterfinal exit, going down to world number one Mike Schloesser of the Netherlands by just one point (147-148) in a tight contest here on Saturday.</p>.<p>Overall, India's compound archers concluded their campaign with three silver medals.</p>.<p>Ankita Bhakat, who was the lone recurve archer in contention for a medal, made a quarterfinal exit going down to Casey Kaufhold of the USA 6-2 in the women’s individual event.</p>.<p>Jyothi was a member of the Indian women's and mixed pair compound archery teams who signed off with silver medals after lop-sided losses to Colombia on Friday.</p>.<p>India were in pursuit of their first gold medal at the world event. For a country that doesn't have a gold yet, India have climbed the most podiums at the event (11), appearing in nine finals and leaving with silver each time.</p>.<p>Jyothi, who won a bronze medal at the 2019 World Championships in Den Bosch, Netherlands, was at her best and shot a perfect final end but the five-time World Cup champion Sara proved superior and clinched it by two points (146-144) in the individual event.</p>.<p>The Indian was sensational, starting the day with her first-ever 150 — perfect 10s in each of her 15 arrows across five ends — en route to defeating the reigning under-21 world champion Amanda Mlinaric of Croatia by six points in quarters.</p>.<p>"First of all, thank you so much. It's been a great day today because I've shot my first 150 in an international tournament and I'm super happy," Jyothi said.</p>.<p>She went on to defeat Andrea Becerra of Mexico 148-146 in the semifinals but the Colombian proved too tough for her.</p>.<p>For Jyothi, this was her second silver medal at the World Championships as she became the only Indian archer to have four podium finishes at the biennial showpiece.</p>.<p>Jyothi had bagged a silver (Mexico 2017) and a bronze (Den Bosch 2019) in the team events in previous World Championships.</p>.<p>"I'm happy because last time I won the bronze and this time I won the silver," the 25-year-old said.</p>.<p>"I just thought I should repeat my process and keep faith me, so I did just that."</p>.<p>Jyothi dished out a consistent performance shooting 28, 29 and 29 in her first three ends, but the Colombian opened up a two-point lead at the halfway mark, drilling in seven perfect 10s with two X (closest to the centre) from nine arrows.</p>.<p>The Indian shot three 10s from three arrows in the final end but that was not enough as Sara wrapped up the issue by two points.</p>.<p>Jyothi, however, upgraded her bronze medal effort she had won two years ago, as the Andhra archer concluded her campaign with three silver medals.</p>.<p>Asked if she regretted missing out on the gold, she said: "Not 100 per cent but it's okay, one has to win and one has to lose."</p>.<p>Her next target is the Asian Championships slated in Dhaka from November 13-19.</p>.<p>"Next, we have the Asian Championships lined up in November so currently that is my next goal," she signed off. </p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>
<p>Indian archer Jyothi Surekha Vennam lost a nerve-wracking final to Colombian world number three Sara Lopez to settle for a silver in the compound women's individual section at the World Championships here.</p>.<p>In the individual men's compound event, three-time World Cup gold medallist Abhishek Verma made a quarterfinal exit, going down to world number one Mike Schloesser of the Netherlands by just one point (147-148) in a tight contest here on Saturday.</p>.<p>Overall, India's compound archers concluded their campaign with three silver medals.</p>.<p>Ankita Bhakat, who was the lone recurve archer in contention for a medal, made a quarterfinal exit going down to Casey Kaufhold of the USA 6-2 in the women’s individual event.</p>.<p>Jyothi was a member of the Indian women's and mixed pair compound archery teams who signed off with silver medals after lop-sided losses to Colombia on Friday.</p>.<p>India were in pursuit of their first gold medal at the world event. For a country that doesn't have a gold yet, India have climbed the most podiums at the event (11), appearing in nine finals and leaving with silver each time.</p>.<p>Jyothi, who won a bronze medal at the 2019 World Championships in Den Bosch, Netherlands, was at her best and shot a perfect final end but the five-time World Cup champion Sara proved superior and clinched it by two points (146-144) in the individual event.</p>.<p>The Indian was sensational, starting the day with her first-ever 150 — perfect 10s in each of her 15 arrows across five ends — en route to defeating the reigning under-21 world champion Amanda Mlinaric of Croatia by six points in quarters.</p>.<p>"First of all, thank you so much. It's been a great day today because I've shot my first 150 in an international tournament and I'm super happy," Jyothi said.</p>.<p>She went on to defeat Andrea Becerra of Mexico 148-146 in the semifinals but the Colombian proved too tough for her.</p>.<p>For Jyothi, this was her second silver medal at the World Championships as she became the only Indian archer to have four podium finishes at the biennial showpiece.</p>.<p>Jyothi had bagged a silver (Mexico 2017) and a bronze (Den Bosch 2019) in the team events in previous World Championships.</p>.<p>"I'm happy because last time I won the bronze and this time I won the silver," the 25-year-old said.</p>.<p>"I just thought I should repeat my process and keep faith me, so I did just that."</p>.<p>Jyothi dished out a consistent performance shooting 28, 29 and 29 in her first three ends, but the Colombian opened up a two-point lead at the halfway mark, drilling in seven perfect 10s with two X (closest to the centre) from nine arrows.</p>.<p>The Indian shot three 10s from three arrows in the final end but that was not enough as Sara wrapped up the issue by two points.</p>.<p>Jyothi, however, upgraded her bronze medal effort she had won two years ago, as the Andhra archer concluded her campaign with three silver medals.</p>.<p>Asked if she regretted missing out on the gold, she said: "Not 100 per cent but it's okay, one has to win and one has to lose."</p>.<p>Her next target is the Asian Championships slated in Dhaka from November 13-19.</p>.<p>"Next, we have the Asian Championships lined up in November so currently that is my next goal," she signed off. </p>.<p><strong>Check out latest DH videos here</strong></p>