The Indian team of Sheetal Devi and Rakesh Kumar clinched a bronze medal in the mixed-team compound event at the ongoing Paralympic Games 2024. The Indian pair of Sheetal and Rakesh got the better of the Italian team by a very close margin of 156-155 to take the third prize in the team event.
Sheetal and Rakesh left no stone unturned in the bronze medal match after losing in their semifinal to an Iranian pair. The Indians registered a come-from-behind victory in the bronze medal match. In the four-end game, the Indians were trailing 38-40 after the first end. They found their mojo soon with both the Indians hitting 10s in the next end to take the maximum 40 points. They then collected 38 points in the next end to trail 116-117 going into the final end.
But Rakesh and Sheetal returned to hitting 10s as they collected 40 points, while the Italian pair took 38 as the Indians edged-past in a nail-biting thriller to win the match.
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