Ranchi, Chief Minister Hemant Soren congratulated the 'daughters of Jharkhand' for winning the women's recurve team gold medal at the Archery World Cup Stage 3 in Paris.

The Chief Minister on his social media page wrote, "Congratulations to the daughters of Jharkhand- Dipika Kumari, Komalika Bari and Ankita Bhakat for winning the gold medal for the country." He extended his best wishes to the trio and said that the entire state and country was proud of them.

India women’s recurve team comprising of Deepika Kumari, Komalika Bari, and Ankita Bhakat on Sunday bagged a gold medal at the Archery World Cup Stage 3 in Paris.

The team defeated Mexico 5-1 in the finals.

However the ongoing World Cup Stage 3 being held in Paris is not an Olympic qualifying tournament.

(Agencies)