Parth Salunkhe settled for bronze as pressure of making finals triggers a 7, when needing 10
Earlier this week, when 21-year-old Parth Salunkhe finished 60th in the men’s individual recurve qualification in Shanghai Archery World Cup Stage 2, the Maharashtra bowman would tell himself ‘Never be afraid to take off’. The same day, Salunkhe would edge out both Tokyo Olympics champion, Turkish Mate Gazoz and Tokyo and Paris Olympics team star Kim Je-deok of South Korea in the quarter-final.He would seal his spot for Sunday’s semi-final against Pars Olympics triple gold medallist and Rio and Tokyo Olympics team gold medallist Kim Woo-jin of South Korea.
Trailing 0-4 in the semi-final, Salunkhe made a comeback to tie the match 4-4 before he lost on the last arrow. Moments later, he won his maiden Archery World Cup medal with a 6-4 win over Paris team silver medallist Baptiste Addis of F...