Den Bosch: The Olympic quota already booked, the Indian's men's recurve team reached the final of the World Archery Championships for the first time since 2005 after it shocked a formidable Netherlands here Thursday.
The Indian team will be seeking its maiden title as it faces China in the summit clash on Sunday. China ousted top seed Korea 6-2 in the other semifinal Thursday.
A day after securing the 2020 Tokyo Olympics three-man quota by making the quarterfinals, the India trio of Tarundeep Rai, Atanu Das and Pravin Jadhav held their nerves to come from behind and win 29-28 in the shoot-off for an overall score of 5-4.
This is the second time ever when the men's recurve team reached the World Championships final.
India also remained in the medal contention in the women's compound team event as it faces Turkey in the bronze medal playoff Saturday. Having thrashed Chinese Taipei 6-0 in the quarter, the Indian men's recurve team found a strong challenge from the second seeded home team led by world number two Steve Wijler, a bronze medallist two years ago in Mexico City.
