India Shines at Archery Asia Cup 2024: Bags 14 Medals Including Nine Golds in Baghdad

Current Context: India had an impressive performance at the Archery Asia Cup 2024 in Baghdad, Iraq, concluding the tournament on 25 February 2024 with a total of 14 medals, including nine gold.

• Notable performances included three-time Olympian Deepika Kumari winning the gold medal in the women’s individual recurve category and Dhiraj Bommadevara beating Tarundeep Rai 7-3 to win the men’s recurve archery title.
• India also clinched top positions in both the men’s and women’s compound events.
• The Indian women’s recurve team comprising Simranjeet Kaur, Deepika Kumari, and Bhajan Kaur defeated Uzbekistan 5-4 via shootout in a closely-fought final to clinch gold.
• The men’s team ousted Bangladesh 6-2 to claim the gold.
• Dhiraj and Simranjeet also teamed up to win the mixed team recurve gold, blanking the Bangladeshi team 6-0 in the final.

Question:

Q.1 Who won the gold medal in the women’s individual recurve category at the Archery Asia Cup 2024?
a. Deepika Kumari
b. Bhajan Kaur
c. Simranjeet Kaur
d. None of the above