Making it truly memorable, India also stormed into the World Cup Stage III final and will take on the hosts, USA, on June 24, vying for a gold medal.
With the women's trio of Deepika Kumari, Laishram Bombayla Devi and Chekrovulo Swuro already qualified for London through the World Championship, India will compete in all the four events of the July 27-August 12 quadrennial extravaganza.
According the to information received here, the trio -- were ranked third in the 16-team draw -- showed nerves of steel as they prevailed over Norway (224-207, PQFs), Canada (224-216, QF) and Australia (221-209) to make the final, something that sealed the London berth.
Having assured themselves an Olympic berth, the lack of motivation was apparent in the final as they were beaten 218-221 by Japan who had stunned heavyweights Chinese Taipei (210-202) in the other semis yesterday.
Chinese Taipei became the third country to make the cut when they beat Australia (216-214) in the third place play-off. The top three teams in the event qualified for London.
Their crucial clash against the Australia was a thriller as India trailed 53-56 after the first set. But in the second set, they quickly reduced the deficit to two points with the help of two perfect 10s and three 9s to be on 108-110.
In the third set, Australia had a poor seven in the last round of arrows, as India maintained a cool composure to make it 165-165. MORE
