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Archers Jyothi Vennam and Ojas Deotale bagged a gold medal after beating the Korean pair 159-158 in the final of the Compound Mixed Team event at the Asian Games.

After the victory, Jyothi Surekha Vennam spoke to ANI and said that the feeling of bagging a gold medal for India can only be felt and cannot be expressed. In addition, he said that winning a medal for your country boosts the confidence of the players. 

After winning the gold medal in the Archery compound mixed team, Jyothi Surekha Vennam said, “This feeling is as such that it can only be felt but can't be expressed. Every time we win gold and the national anthem is played we feel really good... From this year only I got the chance to play mixed team with Ojas. He came to the senior team this year only. And whenever we played we performed well. As you can see now also we performed well... There is a confidence boost when you win a medal. Tomorrow also we have team events in individuals we are in finals. This experience will come in use,” said Jyothi Surekha Vennam.

After winning the gold medal in the Archery Compound mixed team event, Ojas Deotale said, “We had no hopes, but we followed our process as planned... The weather condition was favourable. It was a bit cloudy and in between wind was there but we tackled it. Overall it was very nice... It was a goosebump moment (standing on the podium). It is that kind of moment that one can only feel but can't explain,” said Ojas Deotale.