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Indian compound archery team world class, will taste success in Asiad: Pagni

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Press Trust of India Kolkata
Last Updated : Aug 06 2018 | 5:00 PM IST

Italian star archer Sergio Pagni, who conducted a 10-day training camp with the Asian Games-bound Indian compound team, is excited to see the progress and said it was primed for success in Indonesia.

That India had won medals in all the four events of the compound section when the category was introduced in Incheon four years ago, makes them firm favourites in the August 18-September 2 extravaganza.

The 39-year-old, who is the only compound archer to have won successive 'World Cup Final' titles in 2010 and 2011, is working with the Indian team since January when the team visited him in Italy for two weeks.

"I'm really proud of this group, they are all world class. I am sure that they will come out with flying colours from the Games," Pagni, a two-time World Championship gold medallist, told PTI from Sports Authority of India training centre in Sonepat.

"They have some experienced archers like Abhishek Verma and Rajat Chauhan but at the same time the youngsters also shot consistently. The level we reached was very high."
"I've given the instruction to the Indian coaching team who will accompany them. Moreover, my session was more about team building rather than correcting themselves. The likes of Abhishek and Rajat are highly experienced... I only made minor tweaks."

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First Published: Aug 06 2018 | 5:00 PM IST

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