Archer Deepika Kumari talks about 'pressure' of Olympics, wants to see her game from a different perspective
3 years, 7 months ago

Archer Deepika Kumari talks about 'pressure' of Olympics, wants to see her game from a different perspective

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In the form of her life after winning five World Cup medals this year, the 27-year-old carried the hopes of 1.3 billion Indians to get the sport their first Olympic archery medal in Tokyo. Basically we need to change the perspective of our games.” “We’ve to see all games equally, be it World Cup, World Championships or the Olympics. Deepika and her husband will next shoot in the next month’s World Cup Final after missing out on the selection trials for the World Championships. India will have a new look squad at next month’s Archery World Championships after none of the archers, who had participated at the Tokyo Olympics, could clear the selection trials held in Sonepat last week.

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Deepika's Comeback: The Anomalous Journey to Olympic Silver
5 months ago

Deepika's Comeback: The Anomalous Journey to Olympic Silver

Hindustan Times  

Deepika Kumari's dream of winning gold at the 2024 Olympics remains alive, even after a string of disappointing results. Despite winning silver at the World Cup Final in Mexico, she lost to China's Li Jiaman in the final. Deepika's journey is a testament to her resilience and unwavering determination to achieve her goals, even when faced with setbacks. Her story …

Won’t retire until I get Olympic medal, says archer Deepika Kumari
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Won’t retire until I get Olympic medal, says archer Deepika Kumari

The Hindu  

She has flattered to deceive for four straight Olympics but multiple World Cup medal winning archer Deepika Kumari has vowed not to quit unless she ends up on podium which she feels could be Los Angeles in four years' time. I'll train harder and come back strongly," added Deepika, who has won every international medal except for an Olympic yellow …

Deepika Kumari loses in quarters; India's archery campaign over at Paris Olympics
7 months, 3 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
7 months, 3 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 …

Archer Deepika Kumari craves for elusive Olympic medal
8 months, 1 week 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
8 months, 3 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 …

Dhiraj Bommadevara hopeful of Paris Olympics qualification after clinching maiden World Cup gold
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Dhiraj Bommadevara hopeful of Paris Olympics qualification after clinching maiden World Cup gold

The Hindu  

As a five-year-old, he was fascinated by archery, listening to the epics of the Ramayana and Mahabharata. And, now at 23, Dhiraj Bommadevara has every reason to feel proud, having clinched his maiden World Cup gold with Tarundeep Rai and Pravin Jadhav in the men’s team recurve event at the just-concluded World Cup Stage I in Shanghai. “It has to …

How India’s star archer Deepika Kumari is plotting a comeback
1 year, 3 months 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 …

Manu Bhaker gracious in defeat after National Games setback, thinks her impulsiveness is gone
2 years, 5 months ago

Manu Bhaker gracious in defeat after National Games setback, thinks her impulsiveness is gone

The Hindu  

Manu Bhaker has seen it all – inopportune equipment snags, unbridled success, crushing failures and sometimes unfair criticism. She gunned down 12 medals in three competitions - Junior World Championships in September-October 2021, the President’s Cup another month later, and the ISSF Junior Cup in 2022. On Saturday also, she finished outside the medals - fourth - in the 25m …

Heartbroken Deepika and Atanu vow to return with their best versions after missing Asian Games cut
2 years, 11 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 …

High time that I stop feeling pressure and see my game from a different perspective: Deepika Kumari
3 years, 7 months ago

High time that I stop feeling pressure and see my game from a different perspective: Deepika Kumari

The Hindu  

Ace Indian archer Deepika Kumari on Monday confessed that she needs to stop buckling under the pressure of performing at the Olympic Games and approach the biggest sporting stage from a different perspective to deliver desired results in future. In the form of her life after winning five World Cup medals this year, the 27-year-old carried the hopes of 1.3 …

Tokyo Olympics: Deepika Kumari kept telling me to believe in myself, says Atanu Das after stunning archery win
3 years, 7 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Deepika Kumari kept telling me to believe in myself, says Atanu Das after stunning archery win

India Today  

The Yumenoshima Park Archery Field, much like any other venue at the Tokyo Olympics, remainder empty on Thursday as India's star archer Atanu Das took the field in the Men's Individual Recurve events. Deepika Kumari made sure her husband was charged up when he faced London Olympics gold medalist and South Korean great Oh Jin-hyek in the Round of 32. …

Winning Olympic medal is like winning a battle against myself: Deepika Kumari
3 years, 7 months ago

Winning Olympic medal is like winning a battle against myself: Deepika Kumari

India TV News  

Success at the Tokyo Olympics would be like winning a battle against herself for world number one archer Deepika Kumari, who confessed that she's nervous to live up to the expectations. Battling windy conditions, Deepika on Wednesday survived some jittery moments to overcome US teenager Jennifer Mucino-Fernandez 6-4 to keep Indian hopes alive on a day when Tarundeep Rai and …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Deepika Kumari in focus as Indian archers look to exorcise past ghosts
3 years, 8 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Deepika Kumari in focus as Indian archers look to exorcise past ghosts

Firstpost  

In the absence of defending champion Chang Hye Jin who failed to make the cut, Deepika’s biggest threat is Kang Chae Young, who would have been the world No. Notwithstanding the women’s team’s failure to qualify, the quartet of Deepika Kumari, Atanu Das, Tarundeep Rai and Pravin Jadhav entered the mega-event with renewed hopes of winning the country’s first Olympic …

Tokyo Olympics 2020, Form Guide: Tracking Deepika Kumari's performances over last two years
3 years, 8 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020, Form Guide: Tracking Deepika Kumari's performances over last two years

Firstpost  

Firstpost.com takes a quick look at World No 1 archer Deepika Kumari’s performance over the past two years, and charts her journey towards securing Olympic qualification. Putting behind the disappointment of the 2012 London Olympics and the 2016 Rio Olympics, Indian archer Deepika Kumari, currently the World No 1, will finally aim to end her Olympics drought at Tokyo 2020. …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: I want to prove to myself that I can win, says archer Deepika Kumari – Firstpost
3 years, 8 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: I want to prove to myself that I can win, says archer Deepika Kumari – Firstpost

Firstpost  

The World number one archer, who is gearing up for her third straight Olympics, has never lived up to the expectation, making early exits in her previous appearances in London 2012 and Rio 2016. Tokyo: Star Indian archer Deepika Kumari says she wants to prove to herself that she is capable of winning a medal at the Olympics after missing …

Tokyo Olympics | Want to prove to myself that I can win: Deepika Kumari
3 years, 8 months ago

Tokyo Olympics | Want to prove to myself that I can win: Deepika Kumari

India TV News  

Tokyo Olympics | Want to prove to myself that I can win: Deepika Kumari Deepika, who is gearing up for her third straight Olympics, has never lived up to the expectation, making early exits in her previous appearances in London 2012 and Rio 2016. Star Indian archer Deepika Kumari says she wants to prove to herself that she is capable …

Archers Deepika Kumari, Atanu Das Have First Training Session in Tokyo
3 years, 8 months ago

Archers Deepika Kumari, Atanu Das Have First Training Session in Tokyo

News 18  

India’s medal hopefuls in archery, the husband-wife duo of Atanu Das and Deepika Kumari — the mixed team combine at the Tokyo Olympics — got the feel of the archery facilities at the Yumenoshima Park in their first training session here on Monday. Deepika is in great form, having won three gold medals at the FITA World Cup Stage 3 …

Tokyo Olympics: Will Archer Deepika Kumari finally overcome big-stage jitters
3 years, 8 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Will Archer Deepika Kumari finally overcome big-stage jitters

India TV News  

Tokyo Olympics: Will Archer Deepika Kumari finally overcome big-stage jitters Deepika Kumari may finally taste Olympic success with husband Atanu Das ready to be the calming factor in the mixed event debut at the Oympics. After all, she also won her first World Cup individual gold medal few weeks ago in Turkey prior to the Olympics. Her adversary would be …

Past Olympic failures will play on my mind, says star archer Deepika Kumari
3 years, 8 months ago

Past Olympic failures will play on my mind, says star archer Deepika Kumari

India TV News  

Past Olympic failures will play on my mind, says star archer Deepika Kumari The 27-year-old from Ranchi is going to the Olympics as a world no 1, similar to 2012 when she had climbed to the pole position ahead of the London Games. Star Indian archer Deepika Kumari says the failure to win medals in the last two Olympics will …

Tokyo 2020: Past Olympic failures will play on my mind, says Deepika Kumari
3 years, 8 months ago

Tokyo 2020: Past Olympic failures will play on my mind, says Deepika Kumari

Hindustan Times  

Star Indian archer Deepika Kumari says the failure to win medals in the last two Olympics will "play on her mind" but she is trying to stay away from the negative emotions as she heads to the Tokyo Games. Finding herself as the lone female archer in the Indian camp after the women's team failed to make the cut, Deepika …

Tokyo Olympics: Dreaming about a medal but with our eyes open not closed, say Atanu Das and Deepika Kumari
3 years, 8 months ago

Tokyo Olympics: Dreaming about a medal but with our eyes open not closed, say Atanu Das and Deepika Kumari

India Today  

For Deepika Kumari, past experiences are a treasure trove of valuable lessons. Tokyo Olympics: Full Coverage | India athletes full schedule Having resumed competition following lockdowns in 2020, the year in which the Games were postponed, Deepika has been in peak form. At the Rio Games in 2016, Deepika suffered a 3rd-round exit but the Indian archer is looking forward …

Archery World Cup: Deepika helps India win three gold medals
3 years, 9 months ago

Archery World Cup: Deepika helps India win three gold medals

The Hindu  

Olympic-bound archer Deepika Kumari helped India claim three recurve gold medals in the Archery World Cup Stage-3 here on Sunday. Deepika first joined hands with Komalika Bari and Ankita Bhakat to beat Mexico’s Alejandra Valencia, Ana Vazquez and Aida Roman 5-1 in the final and take the women's team title. The Indian couple fought back to beat the Dutch duo …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Archer Deepika Kumari learning mind control to break medal jinx
3 years, 11 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Archer Deepika Kumari learning mind control to break medal jinx

Firstpost  

“The upcoming Olympics will be different for me. At the same time, I’m performing better,” Deepika told World Archery ahead of the first stage of the World Cup in Guatemala City. Kolkata: Gearing up for her third Olympics, India’s number one woman archer Deepika Kumari is busy working on the mental side of her game in her effort to break …

Deepika learning mind control to break Olympic medal jinx
3 years, 11 months ago

Deepika learning mind control to break Olympic medal jinx

The Hindu  

Gearing up for her third Olympics, India's number one woman archer Deepika Kumari is busy working on the mental side of her game in an effort to break the country's medal jinx in the sport at the highest level. Having won the 2010 Commonwealth Games gold at the age of 15, Deepika has finished on the podium five times in …

ISSF World Cup: "Sometimes I think about Olympic selection and I feel under pressure," says Chinky Yadav after claiming gold
4 years ago

ISSF World Cup: "Sometimes I think about Olympic selection and I feel under pressure," says Chinky Yadav after claiming gold

Firstpost  

New Delhi: She is an Olympic quota holder but the occasional thought about whether she would compete in the Tokyo Games leaves Chinky Yadav worried, thanks to the incredible depth of talent in Indian shooting. “Sometimes I think about Olympic selection and I feel under pressure, but I also tell myself that whatever happens, I will see, I will try …

Indian women face daunting task: Deepika
4 years, 5 months ago

Indian women face daunting task: Deepika

The Hindu  

Commonwealth Games gold medallist and former World No. 1 Deepika Kumari feels Indian women archers face a daunting task of securing the full quota for next year’s Olympics owing to the cancellation of planned tournaments in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. Talking on Indian paddler Mudit Dani’s online chat show In The Sportlight, Deepika said that the country’s female archers …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Deepika Kumari hopes Archery Association of India learns from mistakes after lifting of suspension
5 years, 2 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Deepika Kumari hopes Archery Association of India learns from mistakes after lifting of suspension

Firstpost  

Newly-elected AAI president Arjun Munda, who defeated BVP Rao for the top post, also reacted with excitement to the lifting of suspension by World Archery Kolkata: India’s top-ranked woman archer Deepika Kumari is happy that the suspension of the Archery Association of India has finally been lifted, saying she now wants the administrators of the game not to repeat the …

Deepika Kumari bags silver in Tokyo Olympics test event
5 years, 8 months ago

Deepika Kumari bags silver in Tokyo Olympics test event

The Hindu  

India’s top-ranked woman archer Deepika Kumari Wednesday clinched a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics test event afterlosing to 18-year-old Korean An San in straight sets here. Ranked fourth in the qualification round, Deepika found the going tough against the second seed, who produced fine shooting including a flawless third set to clinch the match 6-0 in her favour. …

Archer Deepika Kumari bags silver in Tokyo Olympics test event
5 years, 8 months ago

Archer Deepika Kumari bags silver in Tokyo Olympics test event

The Hindu  

India’s top-ranked woman archer Deepika Kumari on Wednesday clinched a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games test event after going down to 18-year-old Korean An San in straight sets. I’ve to work on that.” The Indian women’s team are yet to qualify for the next year’s Olympics but Deepika said the exposure will help. This was Deepika’s first …

Archer Deepika Kumari bags silver in Tokyo Olympics test event
5 years, 8 months ago

Archer Deepika Kumari bags silver in Tokyo Olympics test event

India TV News  

India's top-ranked woman archer Deepika Kumari Wednesday clinched a silver medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games test event after going down to 18-year-old Korean An San in straight sets here. This was Deepika's first individual final in a world event since she won a gold at the third stage of the World Cup in Salt Lake City in June, …

Asian Games 2018: Indian archer Deepika Kumari ready to erase bitter memories of 2014 Incheon Games in Jakarta
6 years, 7 months ago

Asian Games 2018: Indian archer Deepika Kumari ready to erase bitter memories of 2014 Incheon Games in Jakarta

Firstpost  

Down with fever for five days, Deepika Kumari’s departure was delayed, with the archery contingent leaving on 14 August. Kolkata: Her build-up to the Asian Games was affected by a bout of fever but India’s star recurve archer, Deepika Kumari, is now getting ready to erase the bitter memories of the 2014 Incheon edition, in Jakarta. Down with fever for …

This is how a Rickshaw driver’s daughter Deepika Kumari made it to Rio Olympics
8 years, 7 months ago

This is how a Rickshaw driver’s daughter Deepika Kumari made it to Rio Olympics

India TV News  

Jharkhand archer Deepika Kumari, who won her 1/64 and 1/32 contests in convincing fashion to book a place in the pre-quarters of the individual archery event at Rio 2016, has unwavering focus and determination which made her India’s hope for a medal in the ongoing games. Deepika Kumari made it to Rio Olympics Deepika, currently ranked World No. Deepika Kumari …

Back home, Deepika redefines traditions
11 years, 6 months ago

Back home, Deepika redefines traditions

Hindustan Times  

The way it works for women of Ratu Chati chawk, some 15km from Ranchi, is they have to get married by 20, whether or not they complete their education. But Deepika doesn’t want to think about it,” said Deepika’s father Shivnarayan Mahato while cleaning his tempo, parked behind a Chevrolet SUV which has been collecting dust for some days now. …

Deepika Kumari misses gold medal in World Cup archery final
11 years, 6 months ago

Deepika Kumari misses gold medal in World Cup archery final

India TV News  

Kolkata: A gold medal in the prestigious World Cup Final eluded Deepika Kumari once again as she settled for her third successive silver after being pipped by Korean Olympic champion Ok-Hee Yun, in Paris today. According to information received here, the 19-year-old started wonderfully with three perfect 10s and led 3-1 but a shocking time lapse in the third set …

Path to Olympics glory: India needs to focus on just one sport
12 years, 7 months ago

Path to Olympics glory: India needs to focus on just one sport

Firstpost  

This is not a new strategy, of course. India’s four medals in London already represent the country’s biggest haul in its Olympic history, but to put the solitary silver and three bronze in perspective, Great Britain, a country with 1/20th the population, won seven golds in just one discipline – Track Cycling. The question then is to identify the discipline …

Deepika leads Indian archers' Olympic dream in London
12 years, 8 months ago

Deepika leads Indian archers' Olympic dream in London

India TV News  

Kolkata, Jul 5: With world number one Deepika Kumari spearheading the campaign, the in-form Indian archers would aim for a perfect 10 when they pick up their bows and arrows to seek Olympic glory at the ‘spiritual home of cricket'—the hallowed turf of Lord's Stadium in London. This is only the second time since 2004 Athens Games, when Indian archers …

Deepika Padukone invited to promote Olympics
13 years, 4 months ago

Deepika Padukone invited to promote Olympics

Hindustan Times  

She is badminton legend Prakash Padukone’s daughter and has played the sport at the state level. Now, the Sports Development Corporation has approached the actor to star in a motivational campaign that is being worked on for the Olympics next year. Deepika too is believed to be keen to take time out for the motivational campaign that is aimed towards …

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