Limerick (Ireland), Jul 10 (PTI) Parth Salunkhe became the first Indian male archer to win a gold in the recurve category of the Youth World Championships as the country’s contingent finished with its highest-ever tally of 11 medals.

The 19-year-old from Satara in Maharashtra provided the perfect icing on the cake by defeating a Korean in the Under-21 men’s recurve individual final here on Sunday.

Salunkhe, who topped the rankings round, bounced back from behind to down seventh seed Song Injun 7-3 (26-26, 25-28, 28-26, 29-26, 28-26) in a hard-fought five-setter.

“I try to live in the present and don’t see whom I’m up against. By doing yoga and meditation, it has helped me keep calm, which helped immensely in the final,” Salunkhe told

Source: PTI News