The Indian men's compound archery team put on spirited show to beat Iran 231-227 in the semi-finals to enter the final of the Asian Games on Thursday.
Incheon: The Indian men's compound archery team put on spirited show to beat Iran 231-227 in the semi-finals to enter the final of the 17th Asian Games at the Gyeyang Asiad Archery Field here on Thursday. India will face hosts South Korea in the title clash.
The Indian trio of Abhishek Verma, Sandeep Kumar and Rajat Chauhan, managed a total of 15 10s and got a score of 231 from 24 shots.
The Iranian team, comprising Esmaeil Ebadi, Majid Gheidi and Amir Kazempour, had 14 10's for a total of 227. What hurt the Iranians was a poor seven in the second set and an eight in the penultimate shot.
In the other semi-final, South Korea just managed to edge past the Philippines 228-227 in what was a closely contested event.
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