Archers on course for gold
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Nicky Hunt
12 April 2012
Danielle Brown, Nicky Hunt and Nichola Simpson were on course to become the first English archers for 28 years to win a Commonwealth Games gold medal in Delhi.
The English trio beat Malaysia 226-221 in Thursday morning's semi-finals to book a women's compound final meeting with Canada at the Yamuna Sports Complex.
The Malaysians led 58-56 after the opening leg but England fought back to lead 114-112 after the second leg.
They extended their lead to 172-166 after the third leg and finished strongly to wrap up victory in the fourth and final leg.