Three Indians storm into men’s compound quarters after historic team gold
Gwangju (PTI): Three Indian archers -- Rishabh Yadav, Aman Saini and Prathamesh Fuge -- stormed into the men’s compound individual quarterfinals of the World Archery Championships here on Monday, a day after scripting history with the country’s first-ever team gold.
Fuge, the lowest-ranked Indian qualifier in the men’s compound section with a seeding of 19th, produced the biggest upset of his career by knocking out world number one and 2013 world champion Mike Schloesser of the Netherlands.
The 22-year-old was flawless, shooting a perfect 150 out of 150, hitting 10s with all 15 arrows.
Both archers began in extraordinary fashion, shooting 10s across the first three ends.
But Schloesser finally cracked under pressure, dropping a point in the fourth end. Fuge, showing remarkable composure, continued his run of 10s to clinch the tie and set up a quarterfinal clash with Denmark’s Mathias Fullerton.
Yadav, fresh from his double on Sunday -- team gold and mixed team silver with Jyothi Surekha Vennam ---was also clinical, defeating Estonia’s Robin Jaatma 148-140.
He will now face French world number three and top seed Nicolas Girard.
Saini had to fight harder in his pre-quarterfinal match but held his nerve in the shoot-off stages to edge past France’s Jean Philippe Boulch 144-143.
His next opponent will be Curtis Broadnax of the USA.
With all three Indians placed in different quarters of the draw, the country now stands a realistic chance of a clean sweep in the men’s compound individual section.
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Road crash in UP leaves 10 dead
Lakhimpur Kheri (UP) (PTI): Ten people were killed when a van collided head-on with a truck on the Sisaiya-Lakhimpur national highway on Monday, police said.
The van was going to Sisaiya from Lakhimpur when the accident took place between Unchgaon and Bharehta villages.
Circle Officer of Dhaurahra, Shamsher Bahadur Singh, said all nine passengers travelling in the van and the driver were killed.
District Magistrate of Lakhimpur Kheri Anjani Kumar Singh told reporters that the van collided with a truck coming from the opposite direction, leading to nine casualties on the spot, while one succumbed to injuries at the district hospital.
Circle Officer, Dhaurahra, Shamsher Bahadur Singh told PTI, "Efforts are on to establish the identity of other deceased persons."
The seven of the deceased have been identified as Jaideep Singh (25), Pawan (23), Sohan (21), Ram Goyal (42), Sahajram (35), Pappu (18), all residents of Bahraich district and Adnan Khan (15), a resident of Lakhimpur Kheri district, police said.
Condoling the loss of lives in the accident, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in a post on X, said, "The loss of life in the unfortunate road accident in Lakhimpur Kheri district is deeply distressing and heart-wrenching. My condolences are with the bereaved families."
"I have directed the local administration to provide prompt and adequate assistance to the injured and the victims. I pray to Lord Shri Ram to grant the departed souls a place at His divine feet and to bestow a speedy recovery upon the injured," Adityanath said on X.
Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak too condoled the loss of lives in the accident.
"The loss of lives resulting from the road accident in Lakhimpur Kheri district is deeply tragic and heart-wrenching. My deepest condolences go out to the bereaved families," Maurya said.
