World Archery Championships: Laxmirani Majhi to vie for a bronze medal

Laxmirani Majhi

It was always going to be a tough match as Laxmirani Majhi took on top seed Lin Shih-Chia for a place in the final of the World Archery Championships.

Shih-Chia got the better of the Indian 6-4 in an evenly contested contest. A score of 7 in the third set dented Majhi’s chances of a comeback as her Chinese Taipei opponent piled on the pressure with two scores of 10 in the fourth and the fifth set.

SET 1

Lin Shih-Chia	9	9	9
Laxmirani Majhi	8	9	10

SET 2

Lin Shih-Chia	10	9	8
Laxmirani Majhi	9	9	9

SET 3

Lin Shih-Chia	10	9	9
Laxmirani Majhi	7	9	10

SET 4

Lin Shih-Chia	10	9	7
Laxmirani Majhi	8	9	9

SET 5

Lin Shih-Chia	10	9	9
Laxmirani Majhi	9	9	10

Majhi, seeded 52 at the World Championships caused an upset in the quarterfinals by ousting No. 5 seed Alejandra Valencia in a shootoff. Majhi will fight for a historic bronze medal for India when she takes on No. 6 seed Choi Misun on Sunday.