<p>Bangkok: World No 5 Rakesh Kumar led the Indian challenge with a hat-trick of gold as the contingent pipped heavyweights South Korea to top the medal standings with nine medals at the Asian Para Archery Championships here on Wednesday.</p>.<p>India bagged four gold, four silver and one bronze, while South Korea finished their campaign with five medals (3-1-1) to settle for the second spot.</p>.<p>Rakesh, the 38-year-old Hangzhou Para Asian Games silver medallist, produced a stunning final end to overcome a two-point midway deficit and clinch the men's compound open crown with a 145-144 win over Indonesia's Ken Swagumilang.</p>.Neeraj Yadav fails dope test, India may lose two gold and drop one spot in Asian Para Games table.<p> Earlier, Rakesh partnered Suraj Singh to win the men's compound open team gold with a 147-144 win over Chinese Taipei's Chung-Hung Wu and Chih-Chiang Chng.</p>.<p> He then won the mixed team gold with Sheetal Devi defeating Indonesia's Teodora Audi Ayudia Ferelly and Ken Swagumilang 154-149.</p>.<p> India won a fourth gold in the women's compound open team event when Sheetal and Jyoti thrashed Korea's Jin Young Jeong and Na Mi Choi 148-137 in a lopsided final.</p>.<p> India also returned with four silver medals.</p>.<p> In the women's recurve open team final, India lost to Indonesia in the tie-breaker 4-5.</p>.<p> The men's recurve doubles team of Harvinder and Vivek Chikara then went down to South Korea 2-6 to settle for a silver.</p>.<p> The men's recurve W1 doubles team of Adil and Naveen lost to South Korea 122-137 to bag a third silver.</p>.<p> Sheetal Devi also had to settle for a silver after being pipped by Singapore's Nur Syahidah Alim in the shoot-off.</p>.<p> Both were tied at 142-142 after the regulation five ends, and the shoot-off too produced a 10-all tie as Nur was adjudged winner with her arrow closer to the centre.</p>.<p> Sarita had earlier won a bronze in the women's individual compound category defeating teammate Jyoti. </p>
<p>Bangkok: World No 5 Rakesh Kumar led the Indian challenge with a hat-trick of gold as the contingent pipped heavyweights South Korea to top the medal standings with nine medals at the Asian Para Archery Championships here on Wednesday.</p>.<p>India bagged four gold, four silver and one bronze, while South Korea finished their campaign with five medals (3-1-1) to settle for the second spot.</p>.<p>Rakesh, the 38-year-old Hangzhou Para Asian Games silver medallist, produced a stunning final end to overcome a two-point midway deficit and clinch the men's compound open crown with a 145-144 win over Indonesia's Ken Swagumilang.</p>.Neeraj Yadav fails dope test, India may lose two gold and drop one spot in Asian Para Games table.<p> Earlier, Rakesh partnered Suraj Singh to win the men's compound open team gold with a 147-144 win over Chinese Taipei's Chung-Hung Wu and Chih-Chiang Chng.</p>.<p> He then won the mixed team gold with Sheetal Devi defeating Indonesia's Teodora Audi Ayudia Ferelly and Ken Swagumilang 154-149.</p>.<p> India won a fourth gold in the women's compound open team event when Sheetal and Jyoti thrashed Korea's Jin Young Jeong and Na Mi Choi 148-137 in a lopsided final.</p>.<p> India also returned with four silver medals.</p>.<p> In the women's recurve open team final, India lost to Indonesia in the tie-breaker 4-5.</p>.<p> The men's recurve doubles team of Harvinder and Vivek Chikara then went down to South Korea 2-6 to settle for a silver.</p>.<p> The men's recurve W1 doubles team of Adil and Naveen lost to South Korea 122-137 to bag a third silver.</p>.<p> Sheetal Devi also had to settle for a silver after being pipped by Singapore's Nur Syahidah Alim in the shoot-off.</p>.<p> Both were tied at 142-142 after the regulation five ends, and the shoot-off too produced a 10-all tie as Nur was adjudged winner with her arrow closer to the centre.</p>.<p> Sarita had earlier won a bronze in the women's individual compound category defeating teammate Jyoti. </p>