Date:09/06/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/06/09/stories/2006060909612000.htm

Sport - Archery

Talukdar, Dola lose

KOLKATA : The Indian challenge in the individual championship came to an end with

Jayanta Talukdar, Dola Banerjee, Jhano Hansdah and Manjudha Soy losing in the quarterfinals of the second Meteksan World Cup archery championship at Antalya in Turkey on Thursday.

The results (Indians unless mentioned): Men's recurve: Quarterfinals: Jayanta Talukdar 110 lost to Park Kyung Mo (Korea) 111. Pre-quarters: Talukdar 110 bt Baljinika Tsyrempilov (Rus) 105. Second round: Talukdar 110 (9) bt Eduardo Nagana (Mexico) 109 (8). First round: Rahul Banerjee 107 lost to Yaron Tal (Israel) 109; Nenavath Ravindhar 103 lost to Wietse van Alten (Hol) 109; Tarundeep Rai 106 lost to Ilario di Buo (Italy) 109.

Women's recurve: Quarterfinals: Dola Banerjee 104 lost to Kim Yu Min (Korea) 112. Pre-quarters: Dola 112 bt Juan Juan Zhang (China) 109. Second round: Dola 111 bt Kateryna Palekha (Ukr) 100; Reena Kumari 103 lost to Mayumi Asano (Japan) 105; Sushma 102 lost to Elena Tonetta (Ita) 105. First round: Dola 108 bt Anja Hizler (Ger) 99; Sushma 108 bt Anna Putseva (Rus) 105; Reena 104 bt Olga Buliga (Moldova) 97; Laxmirani Majhi 104 lost to Mayumi Asano 106.

Women's compound: Quarterfinals: Jhano Hansdah 106 lost to Nichola Simpson (GBR) 113; Manjudha Soy 105 lost to Oktiabrina Bolotova (Rus) 106. Pre-quarterfinals: Jhano 114 bt Arminda Bastos (Mexico) 109; Manjudha 111 bt Eugenia Salvi (Ita) 107. Second round: Jhano 111 bt Marina Mozhaykina (Rus) 109; Manjudha 106 bt Caroline Martret (France) 99; Sakro Besra 111 lost to Anna Kazantseva (Rus) 114. First round: Sakro 106 bt Radha Bai 102; Manjudha 105 bt Eleftheri Vokolou (Greece) 93; Jhano — bye.