Abhishek Verma won compound men’s individual gold in Archery World Cup

Abhishek Verma created history by becoming the first man to win two World Cup gold medals in individual compound archery.

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Verma won the gold in the men’s individual compound event at the Archery World Cup Stage 3 in Paris.

Abhishek Verma held his nerve in a shoot-off against American heavyweight Kris Schaff in the gold medal match in Paris. He had previously won gold at the individual event in Wroclaw in 2015 and also a silver in 2018.

Abhishek Verma also has won two medals at World Cup Finals, a silver in 2015 and bronze in 2018.

In a neck-and-neck final clash, the duo dropped just two points each to be locked 148-all after the regulation five ends.