Date:19/10/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/10/19/stories/2006101908612200.htm

Sport - Archery

Mediocre show by Indians

KOLKATA: The Indian contingent had a mediocre outing on the first two days of the ninth junior and third cadet World outdoor archery championship at Merida, Mexico.

According to information received here, the best Indian show was in the recurve cadet women's category where Pratima Bora and Pranitha Vardhineni stood sixth and eighth respectively in the individual qualification rounds.

The biggest disappointment came from Punya Prabha and Ranu in the recurve junior and Sweety Kumari in the compound junior sections. Punya finished 15th while Ranu ended 42nd. Sweety Kumari was 19th.

The results:

Recurve: Jr. men: 17. Prabhat Kandir (1230), 19. Sandeep Kamboj (1228), 22. Kapil (1222). Jr. women: 15. Punya Prabha (1235), 17. Reshma Banerjee (1233), 42. Ranu (1191). Cadet men: 18. Raju Adonda (1242), 21. Rajib Basumatary (1238), 33. Rabindra Hembrom (1199). Cadet women: 6. Pratima Bora (1286), 8. Pranitha Vardhineni (1269), 49. Meenakshi (1117).

Compound: Jr. men: 16. Palton Hansda (1300), 28. Santosh Tamang (1274), 33. Abhishek Verma (1248). Jr. women: 19. Sweety Kumari (1231), 23. Rishitha Mandava (1204), 24. Niva Kerketta (1185). Cadet men: 21. Renso Purty (1266), 23. Sanjay Swansi (1262), 30. Sumit Mishra (1252). Cadet women: 19. Ashrita Kerketta (1261), 20. Namita Yadav (1255), 21. Jyoti Banra (1235). — Special Correspondent