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Deepika, Dola and Bombayala Devi win gold in Women's Archery Recurve

The troika of Deepika Kumari, Dola Banerjee and Bombayala Devi Laishram  added gold medal  to  the host Indian athletes records of  bagging the yellow metal by winning in the Women's Archery Recurve event of the 19th Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi today.
Deepika Kumari, Dola Banerjee and Bombayala Devi Laishram
 The Women Recurve team defeated England 207-206 in a thrilling final at the Yamuna Sport Complex here as India's Gold medal tally swelled to 15.

Earlier in the morning, the Indian Women team beat Malaysia 213-185 in the semi-finals.

Yesterday, the Indian compound archers had claimed a Silver and a Bronze in the Men's and Women's team events respectively.

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