Archer Deepika Kumari, shooters, men's and women's hockey teams among athletes added to TOPS; Boxer Neeraj dropped
5 years, 1 month ago

Archer Deepika Kumari, shooters, men's and women's hockey teams among athletes added to TOPS; Boxer Neeraj dropped

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Shooter Chinki Yadav, who secured an Olympic quota in the 25m pistol event earlier this year, was added to the TOPS list along with veteran Tejaswini Sawant, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar and Mairaj Ahmed Khan. New Delhi: Dope-tainted woman boxer Neeraj Phogat was on Thursday dropped from the Sports Ministry’s Target Olympic Podium Scheme while archer Deepika Kumari was included after playing a crucial role in India securing a Tokyo 2020 Games quota place. Three archers have been included in the scheme, including former world number one Deepika Kumari and Ankita Bhakat, both of whom combined to secure an individual Olympic quota for India in women’s recurve event. The points discussed, in the presence of national badminton coach Pullela Gopichand, included, “creating a larger pool of coaches for the emerging players with a greater focus on Indian coaches.” New Entrants in TOPS: Shooting: Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Mairaj Ahmed Khan, Tejaswini Sawant, Chinki Yadav Archery: Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat, Bombayla Devi.

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National Archery C’Ships: Olympians Dhiraj, Deepika clinch recurve title on final day, also claim team medal
2 weeks, 6 days ago

National Archery C’Ships: Olympians Dhiraj, Deepika clinch recurve title on final day, also claim team medal

The Hindu  

Olympians B. Dhiraj and Deepika Kumari asserted their class to emerge as the champions in recurve men and women categories, respectively, on the concluding day of the National archery championships at the Gopal Maidan here on Friday. Donning the Petroleum Sports Promotions colours, Deepika combined with her husband Atanu Das to beat the Punjab duo of Simranjeet Kaur and Aditya …

National archery championships: Policeman Neeraj breaks Tarundeep’s record to top individual ranking; Deepika-Atanu enters mixed team final
3 weeks, 1 day ago

National archery championships: Policeman Neeraj breaks Tarundeep’s record to top individual ranking; Deepika-Atanu enters mixed team final

The Hindu  

Neeraj Chauhan accumulated 692 points to break Tarundeep Rai’s record of 687 and top the recurve men’s ranking round in the National archery championships at the Gopal Maidan in Jamshedpur on Tuesday. In the women’s section, Olympian Ankita Bhakat took the number one spot with 667 points before leading host Jharkhand to the women’s team title clash. Later, the southpaw …

Deepika, Ankita Bhakat, Dhiraj among top archers to compete in National Championship
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Deepika, Ankita Bhakat, Dhiraj among top archers to compete in National Championship

The Hindu  

Ahead of a busy 2025 calendar, top archers of the country, including Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat, B. Dhiraj, Abhishek Verma and Aditi Swami, will test themselves in the year-ending National Archery Championships starting at the Gopal Maidan, located in the heart of the city, here on Monday. After yet another disappointing outing in the Olympics, Deepika redeemed some pride by …

Dhiraj Bommadevara opens about India's disappointing finish in archery's mixed team event at Paris Olympics
5 months ago

Dhiraj Bommadevara opens about India's disappointing finish in archery's mixed team event at Paris Olympics

India TV News  

India missed out on winning a bronze medal in archery's mixed team event after the duo of Ankita Bhakat and Dhiraj Bommadevara lost to the USA's dynamic pair of Brady Ellison and Casey Kaufhold. Dhiraj praised the Sports Authority of India and the Target Olympic Podium Scheme for providing Indian archers with the ideal preparation leading into the Paris Olympics. …

Deepika Kumari loses in quarters; India's archery campaign over at Paris Olympics
5 months ago

Deepika Kumari loses in quarters; India's archery campaign over at Paris Olympics

Hindustan Times  

Veteran archer Deepika Kumari crumbed under pressure once again, suffering a 4-6 loss to Korea's Suhyeon Nam in the women's individual event quarterfinals to bring down curtains on India's campaign at the Paris Olympics on Saturday. India's Deepika Kumari reacts after a shot during the archery individual quarterfinal against South Korea's Nam Su-hyeon at Paris Olympics Deepika had qualified for …

Deepika Kumari, Bhajan Kaur bow out to mark medal-less campaign for Indian archers at Paris Olympics
5 months ago

Deepika Kumari, Bhajan Kaur bow out to mark medal-less campaign for Indian archers at Paris Olympics

Firstpost  

Indian archers Deepika Kumari and Bhajan Kaur bowed out of the 2024 Paris Olympics following defeats in their respective knockout matches of the women’s individual campaign of the archery competition. Veteran Indian archer Deepika Kumari on Saturday went down to South Korea’s Nam Su-Hyeon in the quarter-final of the women’s individual archery competition of the 2024 Paris Olympics on Saturday. …

Paris 2024: Five things to watch out for on Day 8
5 months ago

Paris 2024: Five things to watch out for on Day 8

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: India didn’t win any medals on Friday but the contingent will look back at the day with immense pride and satisfaction thanks to some sterling badminton from Lakshya Sen who downed Chinese Taipei’s Chou Tien-chen in three games to advance to the semis. India’s men’s hockey team and archery mixed team also had their slice of history, with …

Archer Deepika Kumari craves for elusive Olympic medal
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Archer Deepika Kumari craves for elusive Olympic medal

The Hindu  

Deepika Kumari is torn between two worlds. One where the doting mother longs to be with her 19-month-old daughter Vedika, and another where the ace Indian archer craves for an elusive Olympic medal. “Gradually, she started jogging and put in a lot of hard work at the gym to get going again.” Deepika even thought that her career has come …

Deepika, Olympics
6 months ago

Deepika, Olympics

The Hindu  

Approaching her fourth Olympics, archer Deepika Kumari understands the usefulness of controlling the mind and remains positive for Paris 2024. I’ll try to use my experience and control my thoughts,” Deepika, who fought back to grab a place in the National side after experiencing motherhood two years ago, told The Hindu at the National camp on the Army Sports Institute …

Indian men’s, women’s recurve archery teams all but qualify for Paris Olympics
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Indian men’s, women’s recurve archery teams all but qualify for Paris Olympics

The Hindu  

Priyansh kept alive his chances of winning an individual medal in the compound division, while the Indian men and women recurve teams remained in contention for Olympic berths at the end of third day of the Archery World Cup Stage-3 in Antalya, Turkey, on Thursday. Showing amazing consistency, Priyansh got past Germany’s Sebastian Hamdorf 149-141, Mexico’s Juan Del Rio 149-149, …

Archery World Cup Stage 3: Indian compound women’s team makes final, eyes hattrick of gold medals in 2024
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Archery World Cup Stage 3: Indian compound women’s team makes final, eyes hattrick of gold medals in 2024

The Hindu  

The top-ranked Indian compound women’s team confirmed a medal by reaching the final of the Archery World Cup Stage-3 in Antalya, Turkey, on Wednesday. The top-placed Indian men’s team, consisting of Priyansh, Abhishek Verma and Prathamesh Fuge, got past Germany 234-230 and Austria 235-230 before losing to Turkey 236-236 narrowly in the semifinals. In recurve qualification rounds, Dhiraj Bommadevara emerged …

Indian men’s archery team in Olympics frame despite loss
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian men’s archery team in Olympics frame despite loss

Hindustan Times  

The Indian men’s recurve archery team crashed out in the quarter-finals of the Final Olympic Qualifier that offered three quota spots for the Paris Games, yet entry to Paris is all but assured for the world No.2 team through the rankings route. The Indian Men's Recurve team of Tarundeep Rai, Dhiraj Bommadevara and Pravin Jadhav The in-form trio of Dhiraj …

Indian archers aim for team quotas in final Paris Olympics Qualifiers
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian archers aim for team quotas in final Paris Olympics Qualifiers

The Hindu  

Indian archers will be eager to excel and grab men’s and women’s team quotas in the four-day final Olympic qualifier beginning in Antalya on Friday. The men’s team will have Bommadevara, Pravin Jadhav and veteran Tarundeep Rai, who is aiming for a fourth Olympics, having made his debut in Athens 2004. The last qualifier will give archers another opportunity to …

Archery World Cup Stage 2: Indian women’s compound archery team strikes gold; mixed team settles for silver
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Archery World Cup Stage 2: Indian women’s compound archery team strikes gold; mixed team settles for silver

The Hindu  

The Indian trio of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Parneet Kaur and Aditi Swami grabbed their third successive Archery World Cup gold medal, beating Turkey 232-226 in a lopsided compound women’s team final at the stage two event here on Saturday. The world number one Indian compound women’s team dominated Turkey’s Hazal Burun, Ayse Bera Suzer and Begum Yuva right from the …

World Olympic qualifier India squad: Amit Panghal makes comeback amidst drastic changes
8 months, 3 weeks ago

World Olympic qualifier India squad: Amit Panghal makes comeback amidst drastic changes

The Hindu  

Following the Indian boxers’ disappointing performance in the Olympic qualifying event in Busto Arsizio, Italy, where they could not win a single quota place, the Boxing Federation of India has changed six boxers in the squad for the second World Olympic qualifier in Bangkok, the last qualifying event, from May 25 to June 2. Kuttappa and Dharmendra Yadav, former World …

SAI National Centres of Excellence to Induct 200 Para Athletes: Sports Minister Anurag Thakur
10 months, 1 week ago

SAI National Centres of Excellence to Induct 200 Para Athletes: Sports Minister Anurag Thakur

News 18  

Aimed at promoting inclusivity and providing specialised training to para athletes in the country, the government has decided to induct 200 such athletes, including 97 women, across 10 disciplines in the SAI National Centres of Excellence, Sports Anurag Singh Thakur announced on Tuesday. Thakur said the success of the inaugural Khelo India Para Games in New Delhi was a significant …

How India’s star archer Deepika Kumari is plotting a comeback
1 year, 1 month ago

How India’s star archer Deepika Kumari is plotting a comeback

Live Mint  

About a year ago, archer Deepika Kumari had to put her bow away, as she awaited the start of another beautiful journey. But just three weeks after Vedika’s birth, she was back on the ground taking aim to make the cut for the Indian team. It wasn’t like I was trailing by a big margin during the trials, but I …

VIDEO: Tushar Shelke wins National Archery men’s title, hopes for Olympic glory
1 year, 1 month ago

VIDEO: Tushar Shelke wins National Archery men’s title, hopes for Olympic glory

The Hindu  

Tushar Shelke and Sangeeta claimed the recurve men and women titles in the National archery championships at Ayodhya on Wednesday. Tushar Shelke on way to win gold medal match against Mrinal Chauhan in the senior Recurve men event in the National Archery tournament, in Ayodhya on Tuesday NOVEMBER 29, 2023. PHOTO SANDEEP SAXENA | Photo Credit: SANDEEP SAXENA The results: …

National Archery Championship 2023: Top Indian archers will look to maintain consistency ahead of Paris Olympics
1 year, 1 month ago

National Archery Championship 2023: Top Indian archers will look to maintain consistency ahead of Paris Olympics

The Hindu  

Olympic qualification berth winner B. Dhiraj, Tarundeep Rai, Tushar Shelke, Ankita Bhakat and Simranjeet Kaur will be among the top recurve archers to be seen in action in the National archery championships starting at Ayodhya on Saturday. Besides Dhiraj, prominent recurve archers who have competed through the hectic calendar will also look to maintain consistency with less than a year …

National archery | Top stars slated to appear as they target the Olympics
1 year, 1 month ago

National archery | Top stars slated to appear as they target the Olympics

The Hindu  

Olympic qualification berth winner B. Dhiraj, Tarundeep Rai, Tushar Shelke, Ankita Bhakat and Simranjeet Kaur will be among the top recurve archers to be seen in action in the National archery championships starting at Ayodhya on Saturday. Besides Dhiraj, prominent recurve archers who have competed through the hectic calendar will also look to maintain consistency with less than a year …

Archery: Dhiraj blocks out negatives, locks in Paris Olympic quota
1 year, 1 month ago

Archery: Dhiraj blocks out negatives, locks in Paris Olympic quota

Hindustan Times  

Turning up for his Olympic quota-defining day in Bangkok on Saturday, recurve archer Dhiraj Bommadevara had flashes of the Asian Games. India's Dhiraj Bommadevara competes against Kazakhstan's Abdullin Ilfat in the quarterfinal match of men's recurve individual archery event at the 19th Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China A little over a month ago in Hangzhou, Dhiraj was in the lead …

Dhiraj Bommadevara secures India’s first archery Paris Olympics 2024 quota, wins silver in Asian Continental Qualifier Tournament
1 year, 1 month ago

Dhiraj Bommadevara secures India’s first archery Paris Olympics 2024 quota, wins silver in Asian Continental Qualifier Tournament

The Hindu  

Dhiraj Bommadevara secured India’s first archery quota in men’s recurve for Paris Olympics 2024. He defeated Iran’s Mohammadhossein Golshani Asl 6-0 in the Archery Continental Qualifying Tournament semifinal in Bangkok on Saturday. Bommadevara will head to the Kim Archery School in Korea with his coach Sonam Tshering Bhutia later this month after getting approval from the sports ministry’s Mission Olympic …

Asian Archery C’Ships: Parneet defeats Jyothi to clinch title; India’s compound mixed, women’s team win gold
1 year, 2 months ago

Asian Archery C’Ships: Parneet defeats Jyothi to clinch title; India’s compound mixed, women’s team win gold

The Hindu  

The Indian compound women’s and mixed team won gold medals at the Asian archery championships in Bangkok on Thursday. The women’s team comprising of Aditi Swami, Parneet Kaur & Jyothi Surekha Vennam edged past Chinese Taipei’s Chen Yi Hsuan, Huang I-Jou and Wang Lu-Yun 234-233 to ensure India’s gold in the event for the second time. READ | Asian Para …

Asian Games | More to come, says Jyothi Surekha as India touches historic 100-medal mark
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games | More to come, says Jyothi Surekha as India touches historic 100-medal mark

The Hindu  

India's ace archer, Jyothi Surekha Vennam, who won three gold medals in the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou on Saturday, expressed confidence in India's teams, saying India will win more medals after clinching a landmark 100 medals. Vennam bagged her third gold medal in the women's compound archery on Saturday, taking the country a step closer to its quest for …

Asian Games: Indian Women's Recurve Team Win Bronze to End 13-year Wait
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games: Indian Women's Recurve Team Win Bronze to End 13-year Wait

News 18  

Indian archers ended a 13-year long wait for a medal in recurve section at the Asian Games when the women’s team of Ankita Bhakat, Simranjeet Kaur and Bhajan Kaur defeated Vietnam to win a bronze at the Asian Games on Friday. India at Asian Games: FULL COVERAGE | MEDAL TALLY | RESULTS | SCHEDULE Unfancied going into the continental showpiece, …

Asian Games 2023: Women’s archery team assures India of a silver
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games 2023: Women’s archery team assures India of a silver

Live Mint  

India got off to a strong start on Tuesday at the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou with assured medals in women’s archery, and the men’s rowing team securing a bronze. Reigning world champion Aditi Swami and top seed Jyothi Surekha Vennam will face each other in the semi-finals in the women's compound individual event. India is assured of at least …

Archery at Asian Games 2023 preview, squad, schedule - Indians aim to compound their form in Hangzhou
1 year, 3 months ago

Archery at Asian Games 2023 preview, squad, schedule - Indians aim to compound their form in Hangzhou

The Hindu  

On the back of a series of fine performances, including three historic World titles, the Indian compound archers make the country a strong force to reckon with in the archery competitions of the Hangzhou Asian Games. For a country that did not have a single World champion, the compound archers’ unprecedented performance, including men and women individual crowns as the …

Dhiraj Bommadevara Loses Bronze Play-Off, India Return With Just A Silver from Archery World Cup Final
1 year, 3 months ago

Dhiraj Bommadevara Loses Bronze Play-Off, India Return With Just A Silver from Archery World Cup Final

News 18  

Dhiraj Bommadevara showed some spark when he shocked two-time Olympic team gold medallist Kim Woojin 6-2 but lost his next two matches to return empty-handed as India ended their campaign with a solitary silver medal in the ‘Archery World Cup Final’. READ: Indian Archer Prathamesh Jawkar Signs Off With Silver At World Cup Final; Verma, Aditi, Jyothi Falter Now this …

Dhiraj loses bronze play-off, India returns with a silver from Archery World Cup Final
1 year, 3 months ago

Dhiraj loses bronze play-off, India returns with a silver from Archery World Cup Final

The Hindu  

Dhiraj Bommadevara showed some spark when he shocked two-time Olympic team gold medallist Kim Woojin 6-2 but lost his next two matches to return empty-handed as India ended its campaign with a solitary silver medal in the ‘Archery World Cup Final’. Compound archer Prathamesh Jawakar won the country’s lone medal despite India fielding its biggest-ever contingent of five archers in …

World Archery Championships: Indian Women's Compound Team Bag Gold in Berlin
1 year, 5 months ago

World Archery Championships: Indian Women's Compound Team Bag Gold in Berlin

News 18  

The Indian women’s compound team of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Aditi Swami and Parneet Kaur clinched a gold medal in the World Archery Championships after beating Mexico in the final on Friday. Earlier, Indian archers failed to secure Paris Olympics team quota places after making quarterfinal exits in both men’s and women’s recurve events. The men’s recurve team of Dhiraj Bommadevara, …

Indian recurve archers fail to secure Olympic quotas
1 year, 5 months ago

Indian recurve archers fail to secure Olympic quotas

The Hindu  

In a grim reality check ahead of the Olympics next year, Indian recurve archers ended their campaign from the World Championship without a medal here on Thursday. India’s biggest hope Dhiraj Bommadevara, who qualified as second seed from the qualification round, and Simranjeet Kaur, were the best finishers for the country, losing in the pre-quarterfinals. Read | Indian sports news …

Indian archers fail to secure Paris Olympics team quotas, make quarterfinal exit in World Archery Championships 2023
1 year, 5 months ago

Indian archers fail to secure Paris Olympics team quotas, make quarterfinal exit in World Archery Championships 2023

The Hindu  

Indian archers failed to secure Paris Olympics team quota places from the ongoing World Championships, making quarterfinal exits in both the men’s and women’s recurve events on Wednesday. The men’s recurve team of Dhiraj Bommadevara, Rajat Chauhan and Tushar Shelke lost to India’s nemesis Korea 1-5. World Archery Championships 2023: Dhiraj finishes second in ranking round The women’s recurve triumvirate …

World Archery Championships 2023: Dhiraj finishes second in ranking round
1 year, 5 months ago

World Archery Championships 2023: Dhiraj finishes second in ranking round

The Hindu  

B. Dhiraj was streets ahead of his compatriots as he secured 683 points to place second behind World and Olympic gold medallist Kim Woojin of Korea in the recurve men’s qualification round on the opening day of the World archery championships in Berlin on Tuesday. Experienced archer Ankita Bhakat scored 639 points to emerge as the best Indian woman at …

Tokyo Games bronze medallist Harvinder books spot for Paris 2024 Paralympics; India secures six spots
1 year, 5 months ago

Tokyo Games bronze medallist Harvinder books spot for Paris 2024 Paralympics; India secures six spots

The Hindu  

Tokyo Paralympics bronze medallist Harvinder Singh and Pooja have bagged quota places in recurve men and women open categories as India has collected a total of six archery quota places so far in the 2024 Paris Paralympics. At the World archery para championships in Pilsen, Czech Republic, on Friday, Harvinder, who got a bye, beat Georgian Giorgi Managdze 6-0 and …

India women’s boxing coach Bhaskar Bhatt resigns before Asian Games 2022
1 year, 6 months ago

India women’s boxing coach Bhaskar Bhatt resigns before Asian Games 2022

The Hindu  

With less than three months to go till the Asian Games – which will be the first qualification tournament for the 2024 Paris Olympics, Bhaskar Bhatt has resigned as coach of the Indian women’s boxing national team. “Bhaskar Bhatt has been transferred by Sports Authority of India back to at Rohtak’s National Centre of Excellence in boxing,” said an official …

Archery WC Stage-3 trials: Tushar, Mrinal selected in men’s recurve; Parneet makes women’s squad
1 year, 7 months ago

Archery WC Stage-3 trials: Tushar, Mrinal selected in men’s recurve; Parneet makes women’s squad

The Hindu  

Tushar Shelke and Mrinal Chauhan were selected in place of Atanu Das and Neeraj Chauhan in the Indian men’s recurve team for the Archery World Cup Stage-3 to be held in Medellin, Columbia, from June 13 to 18. In the two-day selection trials for ‘non-performers’ which concluded at Sonepat on Friday, Tarundeep Rai also made it to the men’s recurve …

Archery World Cup Stage Two: Dhiraj, Simranjeet dominate in recurve; Teams falter in compound
1 year, 7 months ago

Archery World Cup Stage Two: Dhiraj, Simranjeet dominate in recurve; Teams falter in compound

The Hindu  

B. Dhiraj among men and Simranjeet Kaur among women were the best Indian archers in individual recurve ranking rounds of the Archery World Cup Stage-2 in Shanghai on Wednesday. Male archers Atanu Das, Neeraj Chauhan and Tarundeep Rai and female archers Bhajan Kaur, Ankita Bhakat and Aditi Jaiswal were the other Indians in fray. In the compound events, the fifth-placed …

Archery World Cup Stage One: Indian men’s recurve team reaches final, Jyothi through to compound women’s semifinals
1 year, 8 months ago

Archery World Cup Stage One: Indian men’s recurve team reaches final, Jyothi through to compound women’s semifinals

The Hindu  

The Indian trio of Atanu Das, B. Dhiraj and Tarundeep Rai helped the country reach the final of the recurve men’s team event at the Archery World Cup Stage-1 in Antalya on Thursday. The 11 th-placed Indian women’s team, consisting of Bhajan Kaur, Simranjeet Kaur and Ankita Bhakat, defeated Brazil 5-4 via shoot-off but lost 2-6 to Spain in the …

SAI Felicitates Meritorious Players and Coaches on 39th Foundation Day
1 year, 9 months ago

SAI Felicitates Meritorious Players and Coaches on 39th Foundation Day

News 18  

The Sports Authority of India felicitated their meritorious players and coaches for the year and gave them SAI Institutional Awards 2022-23, celebrating their 39th Foundation Day with a first-of-its-kind cultural event – Sangat. IPL 2023 Full Coverage | IPL 2023 Schedule | IPL 2023 Results | IPL Orange Cap | IPL Purple Cap The grand celebrations, which were held in …

2022 Asian Elite Boxing Championships: Sumit into Semi-final
2 years, 2 months ago

2022 Asian Elite Boxing Championships: Sumit into Semi-final

News 18  

Indian boxer Sumit toiled hard to enter the semi-finals at the 2022 ASBC Asian Elite Boxing Championships by earning a well-deserved 3-2 win against Thailand’s Borworn Kadamduan in Amman, Jordan on Monday. Sumit, the current Thailand Open champion, got off to the best possible start in the men’s 75kg quarter-finals bout, courtesy his agility while dodging the opponent’s attacks and …

Archery at National Games: Reputed archers falter, resurgent Atanu Das picks up maiden gold medal
2 years, 2 months ago

Archery at National Games: Reputed archers falter, resurgent Atanu Das picks up maiden gold medal

The Hindu  

The presence of all the top archers barring Deepika Kumari, who is expecting her first child with archer husband Atanu Das, made the National Games at the Sanskardham Complex in Ahmedabad a competitive event. Atanu beat such formidable opponents as Parth Salunkhe, defending champion Tarundeep, and last edition’s silver medallist Gurucharan Besra en route to the title — his maiden …

National Games 2022: Divya Kakran wins wrestling gold; Jayanta Talukdar tops men’s recurve ranking round
2 years, 3 months ago

National Games 2022: Divya Kakran wins wrestling gold; Jayanta Talukdar tops men’s recurve ranking round

The Hindu  

Two-time Commonwealth Games bronze medallist in 68kg, Divya Kakran made light of less time on the mat to claim her maiden gold medal in the new 76kg category in the wrestling arena of the National Games here on Friday. Divya got past veteran Gursharanpreet Kaur, youngster Reetika and Rohini Shivani before pinning Himachal Pradesh’s Rani in the final to emerge …

National Games: India’s best archers brace up for a hard challenge
2 years, 3 months ago

National Games: India’s best archers brace up for a hard challenge

The Hindu  

A majority of the top archers of the country - barring Olympian Deepika Kumari - will treat the National Games, beginning at the Sanskardham ground here on Friday, as a year-ending event. Olympian archers Tarundeep Rai, Atanu Das, Pravin Jadhav, Jayanta Talukdar and young talent Parth Salunkhe - among men - and the talented Ankita Bhakat, Komalika Bari, Ridhi Phor …

India at CWG 2022: Teenage boxer Sumit Kundu has big shoes to fill on Commonwealth Games debut
2 years, 5 months ago

India at CWG 2022: Teenage boxer Sumit Kundu has big shoes to fill on Commonwealth Games debut

Firstpost  

The 75kg category of boxing at the Commonwealth Games has always delivered a medal for India over the last three editions since 2010. Kolkata: The 75kg category of boxing at the Commonwealth Games has always delivered a medal for India over the last three editions since 2010. India’s first Olympic medal-winning boxer Vijender Singh dominated the weight category in the …

Deepika and Co Bag Silver, India End with 3 Medals at Archery World Cup Stage 3
2 years, 6 months ago

Deepika and Co Bag Silver, India End with 3 Medals at Archery World Cup Stage 3

News 18  

The Indian women’s recurve team of Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat and Simranjeet Kaur got a silver medal after the trio’s fairytale run was halted by Chinese Taipei in a one-sided final at the World Cup Stage 3 on Sunday. The women’s recurve team, who bagged a lowly 13th seed after the trio slipped out of top-30 in their individual qualification …

Deepika Kumari slips to 37th in qualifying round of Archery World Cup Stage 3
2 years, 6 months ago

Deepika Kumari slips to 37th in qualifying round of Archery World Cup Stage 3

India Today  

Archer Deepika Kumari flattered to deceive in the qualifying round after she finished 37th behind Ankita Bhakat in the World Cup Stage 3 on Wednesday, June 22. A poor ranking meant that Deepika got a tough draw as she is likely to face Korea’s Choi Misun, who won the gold medal in the 2016 Rio Olympics in the second round. …

Deepika Kumari falters on India comeback, slips to 37th in qualifying round
2 years, 6 months ago

Deepika Kumari falters on India comeback, slips to 37th in qualifying round

Firstpost  

Deepika Kumari failed to impress in the qualifying round in her much-anticipated return, finishing a lowly 37th behind Ankita Bhakat in the World Cup Stage 3 Paris: Star archer Deepika Kumari failed to impress in the qualifying round in her much-anticipated return, finishing a lowly 37th behind Ankita Bhakat in the World Cup Stage 3 here on Wednesday. The world …

May 19 Indian sports wrap: Sania enters semis of Strasbourg 2022, Indian women win recurve bronze
2 years, 7 months ago

May 19 Indian sports wrap: Sania enters semis of Strasbourg 2022, Indian women win recurve bronze

The Hindu  

ARCHERY Archery World Cup Stage 2: Indian women's team wins recurve bronze The Indian recurve women’s team bagged a bronze medal and Mohan Bhardwaj reached the semifinals to remain in contention for a compound men’s individual medal in the Archery World Cup Stage-2 in Gwangju, Korea, on Thursday. The trio defeated second-ranked Chinese Taipei – including World Cup bronze medallist …

Asian Games-bound Nikhat Zareen Excited ahead of World Boxing Championship
2 years, 8 months ago

Asian Games-bound Nikhat Zareen Excited ahead of World Boxing Championship

News 18  

Nikhat Zareen, part of the TOPS Development team, is looking forward to the Elite Women World Boxing Championship at Turkey, scheduled from May 6 to 21. IPL 2022 – FULL COVERAGE | SCHEDULE | RESULTS | ORANGE CAP | PURPLE CAP | POINTS TABLE “I’m really excited and confident,” Nikhat told Sports Authority of India. I’ll give my best at …

SAI approves ₹33 lakh financial assistance for TOPS archers
2 years, 8 months ago

SAI approves ₹33 lakh financial assistance for TOPS archers

The Hindu  

The Mission Olympic Cell of the Sports Authority of India on Wednesday approved financial assistance worth ₹33.18 lakh for its Target Olympics Podium Scheme development archers. ‘Immediate back-up’ Commenting on the financial help in getting the second bow, archer Ridhi, who has been selected to represent India at the upcoming World Cups, said: “The second bow set will be really …

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