Archery | Clinical Deepika Kumari stays in contention; Tarundeep, Pravin crash out
3 years, 4 months ago

Archery | Clinical Deepika Kumari stays in contention; Tarundeep, Pravin crash out

The Hindu  

Even as the windy conditions affected several archers, World No. 1 Deepika Kumari kept her focus to win two matches and reach the third round of the women’s individual event at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday. Tarundeep Rai and Pravin Jadhav, the two Indians in action in the men’s individual event, got past the first hurdle before bowing out in the second round. Tarundeep, figuring in his third Olympics, found his rhythm late in the contest to pip Ukrainian Oleksii Hunbin 6-4 in the first round. Against Ellison, the World champion and Olympic medallist, the Indian lost the first two sets by a point before slipping in the third and bowing out of contention.

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National Archery C’Ships: Olympians Dhiraj, Deepika clinch recurve title on final day, also claim team medal
3 days, 16 hours 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: Parneet Kaur records best showing, claims two golds and a bronze
4 days, 10 hours ago

National archery championships: Parneet Kaur records best showing, claims two golds and a bronze

The Hindu  

Compound archer Parneet Kaur displayed her brilliance to claim two gold medals and a bronze in the National archery championships at the Gopal Maidan here on Thursday. Parneet, a women’s team gold medallist in the World championships and Asian Games, shot good scores to help Punjab, also comprising Avneet Kaur and Asmat, take the women’s bronze medal. Even without proper …

Archer couple Deepika Kumari and Atanu Das rope in Rahul Banerjee as coach, eye Olympic medal in Los Angeles
5 days, 10 hours ago

Archer couple Deepika Kumari and Atanu Das rope in Rahul Banerjee as coach, eye Olympic medal in Los Angeles

The Hindu  

Nurturing the dream of winning an Olympic medal in Los Angeles 2028, the Olympian archer couple of Deepika Kumari and Atanu Das have roped in former international archer Rahul Banerjee as their coach. Even though both belong to Kolkata, Atanu understood Rahul’s coaching philosophy only recently. I could not win an Olympics medal due to my mistakes.” A medallist in …

National archery championships: Policeman Neeraj breaks Tarundeep’s record to top individual ranking; Deepika-Atanu enters mixed team final
6 days, 12 hours 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 …

Harvinder Singh and Pooja Jatyan Secure Semifinal Spot in Paralympics Archery
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Harvinder Singh and Pooja Jatyan Secure Semifinal Spot in Paralympics Archery

Deccan Chronicle  

PARIS: Paris, Sep 5 Indian archers Harvinder Singh and Pooja Jatyan outclassed their higher-seeded Polish rivals in straight sets to advance to the semifinals of the recurve mixed team open category of the Paralympics here on Thursday.In a clash between the fourth and fifth seeds, the Polish duo of Milena Olszewska and Lukasz Ciszek struggled for consistency while Harvinder and …

Deepika Kumari loses in quarters; India's archery campaign over at Paris Olympics
4 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Paris Olympics 2024: Deepika Kumari exits after quarterfinal loss to South Korea’s Nam Suhyeon
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Deepika Kumari exits after quarterfinal loss to South Korea’s Nam Suhyeon

The Hindu  

India’s 52-year-old wait for an archery medal in the Olympics got even longer with the exit of four-time Olympian Deepika Kumari at the Invalides arena here on Saturday. A day after the Indian mixed team’s heartbreaking fourth-place finish, the 30-year-old began well by toppling Germany’s Olympic silver medallist Michelle Kroppen 6-4 in the pre-quarterfinals. Nam managed two 8s and Deepika …

Deepika Kumari, Bhajan Kaur bow out to mark medal-less campaign for Indian archers at Paris Olympics
4 months, 2 weeks 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. …

Archery: India lose mixed event bronze medal playoff to USA
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Archery: India lose mixed event bronze medal playoff to USA

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: India’s mixed doubles archery pair of Ankita Bhakat and Dhiraj Bommadevara fell short of a bronze medal, losing to a strong USA team of Casey Kaufhold and Brady Ellison 6-2 in Paris on Friday. The bright spot for India was taking the must-win third set where both Indian archers shot a 10 and a 9 each and USA …

Paris Olympics: Below-par Indian women exit in the quarterfinals
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Olympics: Below-par Indian women exit in the quarterfinals

The Hindu  

The Indian women’s archery team, comprising Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat and Bhajan Kaur, performed below par to crash out in the quarterfinals of the Paris Olympics at the Invalides here on Sunday. Without the support of Korean coach Baek Woong Ki, who was not given an accreditation for the Olympics, India, which got a first round bye, lost to the …

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

World Cup Stage-3: Dhiraj, Bhakat reach semifinals in individual events
6 months ago

World Cup Stage-3: Dhiraj, Bhakat reach semifinals in individual events

The Hindu  

B. Dhiraj and Ankita Bhakat remained in the medal hunt after reaching the men’s and women’s individual recurve events semifinals, respectively, in the Archery World Cup Stage-3 in Antalya, Turkey, on Friday. Dhiraj beat Bangladesh’s Mohammed Sagor Islam 6-0, Indonesia’s Riau Salsabilla 7-1, Colombia’s Santiago Arango 6-4, and Germany’s Jonathon Vetter 7-3 to set up a semifinal clash with Korea’s …

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

Archery World Cup Stage 2: Indian women’s compound archery team strikes gold; mixed team settles for silver
6 months, 4 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 …

Archery World Cup 2024: Indian archers reach final in Stage 1
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Archery World Cup 2024: Indian archers reach final in Stage 1

The Hindu  

The Indian trio of Tarundeep Rai, Dhiraj Bommadevara and Pravin Jadhav confirmed a medal, storming into the men’s recurve final of the Archery World Cup Stage 1 in Shanghai on Thursday. The team, which qualified behind reigning world and Olympic champion South Korea, sailed past Italy 5-1 without dropping a set to set up a summit clash against the top-seeded …

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

Para Asian Archery Championship: Sarita Devi wins bronze; Sheetal, Rakesh in line for gold medal
1 year, 1 month ago

Para Asian Archery Championship: Sarita Devi wins bronze; Sheetal, Rakesh in line for gold medal

The Hindu  

Sarita Devi clinched bronze medal after beating Jyoti Baliyan 139-135 in an all-Indian playoff in the women’s compound open section in the Para Asian Archery Championship in Bangkok on Monday. India has also assured at least two silver medals with Rakesh Kumar and Sheetal Devi entering the finals of the compound open in both men and women category. Fresh from …

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, 1 month 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, 2 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 …

Jyothi, Aditi, Parneet strike gold in compound archery at Asian Games
1 year, 2 months ago

Jyothi, Aditi, Parneet strike gold in compound archery at Asian Games

Hindustan Times  

Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Aditi Swami and Parneet Kaur continued India's stellar show in archery at the Asian Games 2023. Hangzhou: India's Parneet Kaur, Aditi Gopichand Swami and Jyothi Surekha Vennam The Indian archers were off to a nervy start in the final. With the gold medal on the line, Aditi, Parneet and Jyothi showed remarkable composure to finish with a …

Vandana, Deepika score hat-tricks, India storm into women's hockey semis with 13-0 win vs Hong Kong at Asian Games 2023
1 year, 2 months ago

Vandana, Deepika score hat-tricks, India storm into women's hockey semis with 13-0 win vs Hong Kong at Asian Games 2023

Hindustan Times  

The Indian women's hockey team, on Tuesday, breezed into the semi-finals of the 19th Asian Games with a resounding 13-0 win over Hong Kong China in their last Pool A match in Hangzhou. Vandana Katariya, Deepika landed a hat-trick each while Monika, Deep Grace Ekka, Sangita Kumari, Vaishnavi Vithal Phalke, and Navneet Kaur found the back of the net in …

Asian Games 2023: Women’s archery team assures India of a silver
1 year, 2 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, 2 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 …

Deepika: Training under Rupinder at national camp will help me during Asian Games 2023
1 year, 3 months ago

Deepika: Training under Rupinder at national camp will help me during Asian Games 2023

The Hindu  

Indian women’s hockey team’s penalty corner specialist Deepika feels the training stint at the national camp under former drag-flicker Rupinder Pal Singh will help her in taking decisions in match situations during the upcoming Asian Games. Asian Games 2023 Quiz - Set 4 “We’ve been working on drag flicking with Rupinder Pal Singh in camp for a few days now; …

Fruitful day for India at the Archery World Cup Stage-4
1 year, 4 months ago

Fruitful day for India at the Archery World Cup Stage-4

The Hindu  

The Indian recurve men’s and women’s teams collected two bronze medals while compound archer V. Jyothi Surekha entered the women’s individual semifinals on a fruitful day for the country at the Archery World Cup Stage-4 in Paris on Thursday. The results: Recurve: Team: Men: India got a bye, bt Mexico 6-0, bt Canada 5-1 in QF, lost to Chinese Taipei …

World Archery Championships: Indian Women's Compound Team Bag Gold in Berlin
1 year, 4 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, …

World Archery Championships 2023: Dhiraj finishes second in ranking round
1 year, 4 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 …

Archery goes from escape to life-saver for World University Games gold medallist Pragati
1 year, 4 months ago

Archery goes from escape to life-saver for World University Games gold medallist Pragati

The Hindu  

The year 2023 has been Pragati’s. She won gold and silver in the mixed team and women’s team compound events at the Chengdu FISU World University Games in addition to the seven medals at the Asian Grand Prix circuit. Prior to the Chengdu Games, she won gold at the 2023 World Archery Youth Championship, where she, along with Avneet Kaur …

India wins gold in mixed team compound archery in FISU World University Games
1 year, 4 months ago

India wins gold in mixed team compound archery in FISU World University Games

The Hindu  

The compound mixed archery team of Aman Saini and Pragati clinched a gold medal, India’s fourth in the event, at the World University Games in Chengdu, China on Sunday. India is currently placed fourth in the medal standings with 10 medals including four gold, two silver and four bronze. While the men’s compound team of Sangampreet Bisla, Aman Saini and …

Archery World Cup Stage 3: Indian men’s recurve team wins bronze
1 year, 6 months ago

Archery World Cup Stage 3: Indian men’s recurve team wins bronze

The Hindu  

Indian archers defeated China to win a third bronze medal at the ongoing World Cup Stage 3 on Thursday. The fourth seeded Indian trio of Tushar Shelke, Mrinal Chauhan and Dhiraj Bommadevara prevailed over China’s Yang Keyang, Li Mengqui and Wang Yan 5-3 to seal the bronze medal in the men’s recurve team event. On a day, Koreans led the …

Archery WC Stage-3 trials: Tushar, Mrinal selected in men’s recurve; Parneet makes women’s squad
1 year, 6 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 …

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

Deepika & Co bag silver, India end with three medals in Archery WC Stage 3
2 years, 5 months ago

Deepika & Co bag silver, India end with three medals in Archery WC Stage 3

The Hindu  

The Indian women's recurve team of Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat and Simranjeet Kaur settled for 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 here on Sunday. The women's recurve team, who bagged a lowly 13th seed after the trio slipped out of top-30 in their …

Deepika and Co Bag Silver, India End with 3 Medals at Archery World Cup Stage 3
2 years, 5 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 …

Archery World Cup, Stage 3: Indian women's recurve team enters final
2 years, 6 months ago

Archery World Cup, Stage 3: Indian women's recurve team enters final

The Hindu  

The Indian recurve women's team of Ankita Bhakat, Deepika Kumari and Simranjeet Kaur overcame their disappointing show in the ranking round to reach the final and ensure a medal for the country in the Archery World Cup Stage-3 in Paris on Thursday. The Indian recurve men's team, ranked eighth, got a first round bye but lost to Switzerland 5-4. READ: …

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. …

World Cup Stage 3: Misfiring Deepika Kumari Falters on India Comeback, Slips to 37th in Qualifying Round
2 years, 6 months ago

World Cup Stage 3: Misfiring Deepika Kumari Falters on India Comeback, Slips to 37th in Qualifying Round

News 18  

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 number three Deepika, who was making her India comeback after the Tokyo Olympics debacle last year, shot a disappointing 638 in the 72-arrow qualification round, a massive …

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 …

Archery World Cup: Tarundeep Rai, Ridhi Phor clinch recurve mixed team gold in final
2 years, 7 months ago

Archery World Cup: Tarundeep Rai, Ridhi Phor clinch recurve mixed team gold in final

Hindustan Times  

Antalya, Apr 24 India bagged its second gold medal at the Archery World Cup Stage 1 as the recurve mixed team of Tarundeep Rai and Ridhi Phor came form behind to pip Great Britain in the shoot-off here on Sunday. Recurve mixed team of Tarundeep Rai and Ridhi Phor celebrate after their triumph. Pairing up for the first time ever, …

Archery World Cup: Indian recurve teams bow out
2 years, 8 months ago

Archery World Cup: Indian recurve teams bow out

The Hindu  

India had a disappointing day in the Archery World Cup Stage-1 at Antalya, Turkey, on Thursday. The top-ranked Indian recurve men’s side, comprising Tarundeep Rai, Sachin Gupta and Jayanta Talukdar, got the first-round bye and beat Croatia 6-2 before losing to Ukraine 5-1 in the quarterfinals. Rajat Chauhan defeated Chinese Taipei’s Yu Ping Pan 142-139, Slovakia’s Jozef Bosansky 148-145 and …

Heartbroken Deepika and Atanu vow to return with their best versions after missing Asian Games cut
2 years, 8 months ago

Heartbroken Deepika and Atanu vow to return with their best versions after missing Asian Games cut

The Hindu  

Three-time Olympian Deepika Kumari is clueless about her future plan after a shock elimination from the trials for the archery event at Asian Games and three World Cups. "Pure ek saal ka chutti ho gaya hai," the world number two, who has been an India regular since her gold medal feat at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, told PTI. The Commonwealth …

Asian Games archery selection: Rai, Ridhi book berths; Atanu misses cut
2 years, 8 months ago

Asian Games archery selection: Rai, Ridhi book berths; Atanu misses cut

The Hindu  

Top-ranked Indian archer Atanu Das missed the cut for the upcoming Asian Games as he finished outside top-eight in the final selection trial at the Sports Authority of India Centre here on Saturday. Veteran Services archer Tarundeep Rai, who won a historic individual silver in 2010 Asian Games, was the first to book a berth, finishing on top in the …

Star Archery Couple Deepika Kumari and Atanu Das Dropped from TOPS Program
2 years, 11 months ago

Star Archery Couple Deepika Kumari and Atanu Das Dropped from TOPS Program

News 18  

Star archer Deepika Kumari and her husband Atanu Das were on Thursday dropped from the Sports Ministry’s Target Olympic Podium Scheme due to their below-par performances in the national ranking tournament. The Mission Olympic Cell last month decided to review support for Deepika, a former world number one recurve archer, and Atanu after the National Ranking Archery Tournament in Hyderabad, …

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