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