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Deepika Kumari, Atanu Das Loses Bronze Medal Archery Match In WC Final
India's archery players, Atanu Das and Deepika Kumari lost bronze medal matches at the world cup final in Yankton (USA). The pair battled in frigid circumstances due to the lack of an Indian recurve instructor on October 1. Das was beaten 6-0 by defending Olympic champion Mete Gazoz of Turkey in a one-sided bronze playoff. He also stepped up as Deepika's coach after she lost against Michelle Kroppen.
Tags: Deepika Kumari, atanu das, Archery, World Cup, India
Courtesy: Hindustan Times
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Harvinder Singh Bags Bronze Medal Through Practice On Farmland
Harvinder Singh won India's first-ever archery medal at Tokyo Paralympics 2021. His journey to the bronze medal was shaped through his practice on his farmland during the Covid-19 pandemic. In a concentration-demanding sport like Archery, reading novels and listening to "Gurbani" kept his mind stable, and calm. He added his life was full of ups downs, but he always managed to rise above the challenges.
Tags: paralympics, sports, Covid-19, Archery, Harvinder Singh, Gurbani
Courtesy: Hindustan Times
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Tokyo Paralympics: Indian Archer Rakesh Kumar Secures 3rd Position
Scoring 699 out of 720 points, India's master archer Rakesh Kumar bagged the third spot while Shyam Sundar Swami with 682 points finished 21st in the men's compound individual archery ranking round in the Tokyo Paralympics at the Yumenoshima Ranking Field. Kumar secured the spot after a perfect 60 in the fourth and fifth set. Both are set to head for a possible mixed event with Jyoti Balyan.
Tags: Tokyo Paralympics 2020, Archery, Indian Athletes
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Tokyo Olympics: Archer Deepika Kumari Enters Quarterfinals
World's No.1 Archer Deepika Kumari defeated former World Champion Ksenia Perova 6-5 of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) in the Women's singles Archery at the Tokyo Olympics. By being calm at the crucial moment, she secured a perfect 10 to win against the Rio Olympics silver medalist. Reportedly, Kumari is the first Indian to set foot in the quarter-finals of women's Archery.
Tags: Deepika Kumari, Indian Archery, Tokyo Olympics, Archery
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Tokyo Olympics: Deepika Kumari Enters Pre-Quarterfinals In Archery
India's Deepika Kumari advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the Women's Individual event in Archery after surviving a scare against Jennifer Mucino-Fernandez of the US. Kumari won the match by a score of 6-4 and began the first set with a 7 due to windy circumstances and beneath the lights. However, she recovered with a 9-9. She managed to win the final set by 26-25, to advance into the pre-quarterfinals.
Tags: Tokyo Olympics, Deepika Kumari, Archery, India
Courtesy: India Today
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Tokyo Olympics: Deepika Kumari Secures 9th Place In Women's Archery
Indian archer Deepika Kumari secures ninth place with a score of 663 after 12 vigorous sets at the women's individual ranking round on the first day of the Tokyo Olympics 2020. Deepika begun steadily and secured fourth place at the end of the first half but slipped in the second half. The opening ceremony of the Olympics will begin at 4 pm on July 23.
Tags: Tokyo Olympics, Deepika Kumari, Archery, womens
Courtesy: NDTV Sports
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Archer Deepika Kumari Bags Three Gold Medal At World Cup
Indian Archer Deepika Kumari achieved the first global rank on June 27 in a recurve women at the World Cup Stage-III in Paris. The 27-year-old archer achieved the title after winning three gold medals – women’s individual, women’s team, and mixed team. "This is the first time I've won all three medals in a World Cup,” said Kumari. However, she expressed her enthusiasm to work hard as “important competitions… read-more
Tags: Deepika Kumari, Archery, World Number One, Gold Medal
Courtesy: NDTV Sports
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Guinness Record: Woman Gymnast Shoots Arrow For Farthest Using Feet
A woman named Brittany Walsh has entered in the Guinness World Records by shooting an arrow for farthest distance using her feet. The international level gymnast, Walsh, broke the charts by shooting 12.31 meters. Besides, being a performer for over 11 years, Brittany has crafted her talent through theatre and circus shows. Interestingly, the Instagram post that shared the record holder's feat has garnered a lot of attention and praise.
Tags: Archery, Arrow, Brittany walsh, Guinness World Records
Courtesy: Hindustan Times
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National-Level Gold Medalist Archer Sells 'Pakodas' To Support Family
Hit by the pandemic blues, the national-level archer and gold medal winner from Dhanbad, Mamta Tuddu has resorted to selling pakodas (fritters). The eldest daughter of a retired government-employee, Mamta has been the sole earning member of her family. She returned home in between training amid the COVID-19 lockdown. Besides, Mamta claimed that she did not receive any aid from the authorities. After knowing Mamta's plight, the Dhanbad Archery… read-more
Tags: Dhanbad, Jharkhand, Archery, Mamta Tuddu, Ranchi, Coronavirus Pandemic
Courtesy: India.com
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Indian Archer Sukhbeer Singh Plans To Quit Sport Over Financial Hardships
Indian Archer Sukhbeer Singh has planned to quit sport after the Punjab sports committee failed to reward him as promised. Singh, who is planning to move Canada mentioned that he cannot rely anymore on his family as the financial conditions worsened during the Covid-19 pandemic. Earlier, the Punjab Sports Minister Rana Gurmit Sodhi had announced to honour Singh after he won gold medal in Spain, but failed to do so.
Tags: Archery, Punjab, Spain, Sukhbeer Singh, sports, Rana Gurmit Singh Sodhi
Courtesy: The Times of India
