Deepika beats Korean Hunyoung to enter semis

Deepika Kumari

Continuing her spirited progress post motherhood, former World No. 1 archer Deepika Kumari eliminated Korean Jeon Hunyoung to storm into the semi-final, while compound archers continued to shine to assure India a fourth medal in the World Cup Stage 1 here on Friday.

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Deepika, the three-time Olympian, who has slipped to World No. 142 and qualified as 30th seed in the rankings round, overcame a 1-3 deficit to defeat Jeon 6-4 (27-28, 27-27, 29-28, 29-27, 28-28) in the women's recurve individual quarter-final.

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