Nagoya: The Indian women's compound archery trio of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Chikitha Taniparthi, and Prithika Pradeep captured a sensational gold medal on Wednesday at the ongoing Asian Games in Japan, defeating China in a stellar title clash.

The Indian archers delivered a clinical performance to overcome their opponents 238-234, maintaining an advantage from the opening rotation. The victory marks Jyothi's fourth Asian Games gold medal, while debutants Chikitha and Prithika secured their first-ever Asiad titles.

The triumph represents India's seventh gold medal of the Games, lifting the nation's overall tally to 53 medals, which includes 21 silvers and 25 bronzes. En route to the gold, the team equalled South Korea's world record score of 238, established in 2014.

China opened the final with three nines to total 27 points in the first rotation, whereas the Indian trio began with three perfect tens to carve out an early 30-27 lead. Although China rallied with two tens in the second rotation, India responded with another set of three tens to stretch their advantage to 60-57, which later adjusted to 60-58 following a review that upgraded one of China's earlier nines.

In the third rotation, China recorded a nine followed by back-to-back tens. Chikitha opened with a nine for India, but Prithika and Jyothi each registered tens to preserve an 89-87 lead. At the halfway stage, India led 119-116 after China posted two tens and a nine against a flawless round of three tens from the Indians.

The second half commenced with three tens from China, while India managed a nine and two tens to retain a two-point margin at 148-146. As China fell short of three consecutive maximums, India struck another perfect rotation to extend their lead to 178-175, subsequently adjusted to 178-176 following a review of a Chinese arrow.

China slipped further with a ten and two nines, while two tens from Prithika and Jyothi kept India ahead at 208-204. India sealed the contest by shooting three straight tens in the concluding rotation.

Earlier, the Indian trio booked their place in the gold medal match by edging past South Korea 235-233 in a tense semi-final encounter.

South Korea applied heavy pressure in the second half to draw level at 175-all, but India responded decisively as Chikitha and Prithika shot tens and Jyothi added a nine to establish a narrow lead. Prithika and Jyothi starred for India by landing six tens out of eight attempts, while Chikitha contributed five tens.

The semi-final began with Prithika scoring a nine and Jyothi hitting a ten, while South Korea started strongly with three tens, according to ESPN. India replied with three convincing tens in the second rotation to level the score at 59-59.

After a slightly unsteady third rotation where Chikitha managed a nine, Prithika and Jyothi restored momentum with perfect tens. South Korea answered with a nine, allowing India to edge ahead for the first time at 88-86.

A barrage of tens from Chikitha, Prithika, and Jyothi helped India stretch their lead to 118-115 at the halfway mark. Although South Korea hit back with three tens at the start of the second half, India maintained a 147-145 advantage before the Koreans drew level at 175-175.

Entering the final stretch with a slender 205-204 lead, India closed out the match as Chikitha and Prithika fired tens and Jyothi shot a nine, securing a hard-fought two-point victory.