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Dhaka, Nov 11 (PTI) Star archers Deepika Kumari and Dhiraj Bommadevara were back to their best after missing out on the team berths, as India secured at least three individual medals in recurve events of the Asian Archery Championships here on Tuesday.

Top-ranked Indians Deepika and Dhiraj, who had failed to make the team events after finishing last among their compatriots in qualification round on the opening day, bounced back strongly when the individual eliminations got underway.

Deepika stunned Shanghai World Cup gold medallist Lee Gahyun of Korea 7-3 to storm into the women’s recurve semifinals, where she will face compatriot Ankita Bhakat.

Ankita, meanwhile, produced one of the biggest upsets of the day, toppling top seed and former world champion Jang Min

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