Asian Para Games: Swati Chaudhary bags silver in women's W1 archery
Indian archer Swati Chaudhary secured a silver medal in the women's W1 individual event at the Asian Para Games. Despite an early lead, she was defeated 4-6 in the final by China's Cen Mengkan.
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India’s Swati Chaudhary won the silver medal in the women’s W1 individual archery event at the Asian Para Games on Thursday. She lost 4-6 to China’s Cen Mengkan in the final after taking a 4-2 lead.The top-seeded Indian started well and won the first set 25-17 after Cen missed the target with one of her arrows. Swati took a 2-0 lead in the match.Cen fought back in the second set as Swati struggled to score consistently. The Chinese archer won the set 22-21 to level the match at 2-2.Swati bounced back in the third set. Cen scored eight, seven and six with her three arrows, allowing the Indian to take the set 22-21. Swati moved ahead 4-2 and was just one set away from winning gold.Cen turns the match aroundCen raised her game in the fourth set, hitting three 10s, including a perfect 10.
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