GWANGJU (SOUTH KOREA): (Sep 10) Indian men’s recurve archers endured a disappointing outing as all of them bowed out in the individual rounds, failing to make the medal stages at the World Championships, here on Wednesday.

Debutant Rahul was the most impressive among the trio, making the third round (last-32) before going down 5-6 (8-10) to Aleksandre Machavariani of Georgia in the shoot-off.

The 21-year-old held a commanding 5-3 lead but faltered in the last two sets, once again exposing India’s mental frailties under pressure in the Olympic recurve category.