<p>It was a gold rush for Indian archers at the World Cup Stage 3 here on Sunday with star couple Atanu Das and Deepika Kumari clinching the mixed team top honours after the women's recurve trio's victory in a near-perfect Olympic build-up.</p>.<p>Deepika and Atanu bounced back from a 0-2 deficit to down the Netherland's Sjef van den Berg and Gabriela Schloesser 5-3 and fetch India a third gold medal from the competition.</p>.<p>This was after the women's recurve team of Deepika, Ankita Bhakat and Komalika Bari notched up the gold medal with a comfortable win over Mexico, shrugging off the disappointment of missing Olympic qualification last week.</p>.<p>"It feels amazing. First time we are playing together (in the final) and won together, feel so happy," Atanu said after their win.</p>.<p>The two got married after a two-year courtship and would be celebrating their first wedding anniversary on June 30.</p>.<p>"It feels we are made for each other. But in the ground, we are not couple but like just other competitors, we motivate, support and back each other," Atanu said.</p>.<p>Deepika, who had earlier spearheaded the women's team to a second successive World Cup gold medal this year, said: "It feels happy."</p>.<p>She will be shooting for a hat-trick of gold later in the day.</p>.<p>India so far have won three gold medals with compound archer Abhishek Verma opening the tally winning the individual event on Saturday.</p>.<p>Earlier in the day, in a repeat of the World Cup first stage final, the troika of world number three Deepika, Ankita and Komalika defeated fancied Mexico 5-1 without dropping a set.</p>.<p>This was their second successive gold medal in the World Cup this year, and sixth overall (Shanghai-2011, Medellin-2013, Wroclaw-2013, Wroclaw-2014, Guatemala City-2o21). Deepika was a constant each time.</p>.<p>The trio, which had stuttered to win the gold against the same opponents in Guatemala City two months back, was at its best, shooting four 10s with one X (closest to the centre) for a 57-57 score in the first set.</p>.<p>The Indians' flawless shooting put pressure back on the Mexican team of London 2012 silver-medallist Aida Roman, Alejandra Valencia and Ana Vazquez. They shot a poor 52 to lose the second set by three points.</p>.<p>Leading 3-1, the Indians had another round of consistent shooting with a 55 but the Mexicans failed to equalise and lost the third set by a slender one point to suffer a second successive defeat this year.</p>
<p>It was a gold rush for Indian archers at the World Cup Stage 3 here on Sunday with star couple Atanu Das and Deepika Kumari clinching the mixed team top honours after the women's recurve trio's victory in a near-perfect Olympic build-up.</p>.<p>Deepika and Atanu bounced back from a 0-2 deficit to down the Netherland's Sjef van den Berg and Gabriela Schloesser 5-3 and fetch India a third gold medal from the competition.</p>.<p>This was after the women's recurve team of Deepika, Ankita Bhakat and Komalika Bari notched up the gold medal with a comfortable win over Mexico, shrugging off the disappointment of missing Olympic qualification last week.</p>.<p>"It feels amazing. First time we are playing together (in the final) and won together, feel so happy," Atanu said after their win.</p>.<p>The two got married after a two-year courtship and would be celebrating their first wedding anniversary on June 30.</p>.<p>"It feels we are made for each other. But in the ground, we are not couple but like just other competitors, we motivate, support and back each other," Atanu said.</p>.<p>Deepika, who had earlier spearheaded the women's team to a second successive World Cup gold medal this year, said: "It feels happy."</p>.<p>She will be shooting for a hat-trick of gold later in the day.</p>.<p>India so far have won three gold medals with compound archer Abhishek Verma opening the tally winning the individual event on Saturday.</p>.<p>Earlier in the day, in a repeat of the World Cup first stage final, the troika of world number three Deepika, Ankita and Komalika defeated fancied Mexico 5-1 without dropping a set.</p>.<p>This was their second successive gold medal in the World Cup this year, and sixth overall (Shanghai-2011, Medellin-2013, Wroclaw-2013, Wroclaw-2014, Guatemala City-2o21). Deepika was a constant each time.</p>.<p>The trio, which had stuttered to win the gold against the same opponents in Guatemala City two months back, was at its best, shooting four 10s with one X (closest to the centre) for a 57-57 score in the first set.</p>.<p>The Indians' flawless shooting put pressure back on the Mexican team of London 2012 silver-medallist Aida Roman, Alejandra Valencia and Ana Vazquez. They shot a poor 52 to lose the second set by three points.</p>.<p>Leading 3-1, the Indians had another round of consistent shooting with a 55 but the Mexicans failed to equalise and lost the third set by a slender one point to suffer a second successive defeat this year.</p>