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Jyothi Surekha Vennam targets Asian Games 2026 glory after dominating trials

May 25, 2026 admin

Leader’s hat: Surekha will be guiding a young compound women’s team featuring 21-year-old Chikitha and 17-year-old Prithika Pradeep. | Photo Credit: K.V.S. Giri Jyothi Surekha has been a picture of consistency since picking up the bow and arrow. With 93 medals to her name – including five from the Asian Games – the 29-year-old is…

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India Archer Deepika Kumari Settles For Silver In Archery World Cup Final

October 21, 2024 admin

File image of Deepika Kumari.© AFP Indian archer Deepika Kumari added sixth World Cup Final medal to her kitty with a silver in the Archery World Cup Final after a 0-6 loss to China’s Li Jiaman in the final here. The 2010 Commonwealth Games champion had performed strongly in the quarter and semi-finals…

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“Stop Trolling, Athletes Are Going Into Depression”: Avinash Sable Slams Social Media Critics During Olympics 2024

August 10, 2024 admin

File image of Avinash Sable.© AFP India’s 3,000m steeplechase star Avinash Sable has lashed out at fans and users on social media who criticise and troll the athletes participating in the Paris Olympics 2024. Despite coming into the Olympics with high hopes of beating their Tokyo 2020 medal tally of seven, India have…

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Deepika Kumari Enters Pre-Quarterfinals In Women’s Individual Archery Event

July 31, 2024 admin

Deepika Kumari competes in the archery women’s individual elimination round during the Paris Olympics.© AFP Ace Indian archer Deepika Kumari entered the pre-quarterfinals in the women’s individual event of the Olympic Games after winning back-to-back matches in Paris on Wednesday. Deepika, who flattered to deceive in the team event, first defeated Reena Parnat…

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Archery At Paris Olympics 2024: Indian Women’s Team Loses 0-6 To Netherlands

July 28, 2024 admin

Indian women’s archery team endured a forgettable outing as they went down 0-6 to the Netherlands in the quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics on Sunday. Indian trio of Ankita Bhakat, Bhajan Kaur and Deepika Kumari lost 51-52, 49-54, 48-53 to the Dutch team in what was a disastrous performance. Ankita and Deepika were…

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Indian Archers Aim To End 36-Year Wait For Olympic Medal At Paris Olympics

July 27, 2024 admin

Bolstered by their best-ever show in the ranking rounds, Indian archers will look to end a 36-year-long wait for an Olympic medal with yet another good show in the medal rounds that will get underway with the women’s finals on Sunday. Indian archery fraternity can hope for multiple medals from the historic Les…

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Who Is Ankita Bhakat: Indian Archer Who Impressed Early At Paris Olympics 2024

July 25, 2024 admin

Paris Olympics 2024: File photo of Ankita Bhakat© X (formerly Twitter) Ankita Bhakat started India’s campaign at the Paris Olympics 2024 on a positive note as the 26-year-old helped her team qualify directly to the quarterfinals of women’s archery. Bhakat was the top performer among the three Indian archers in the event as…

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Olympics 2024: India Qualify For Women’s Team Quarters, Ankita Bhakat Best-Placed Archer In 11th

July 25, 2024 admin

Ankita Bhakat starred for India in the Paris Olympics archery women’s individual ranking round.© X (Twitter) Paris: Debutant Ankita Bhakat left behind seasoned campaigners like Deepika Kumar to emerge as the best-placed Indian archer at 11th in the Paris Olympics’ women’s individual recurve qualifications as the country secured a quarterfinal spot in the team…

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Olympics 2024 Archery LIVE Ranking Round: Women In Action For India’s First Event

July 25, 2024 admin

Olympics 2024 Archery LIVE© SAI Olympics 2024 Archery LIVE Ranking Round: India’s Olympics 2024 campaign gets underway with archery, as the individual ranking rounds begin one day before the opening ceremony of the Paris Games. These ranking rounds will decide the seeding of each archer for both the individual and the team events….

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Olympics 2024 Archery Live Streaming Ranking Round Live Telecast: When And Where To Watch

July 25, 2024 admin

Olympics 2024 Archery Live Streaming and Live Telecast: India’s Paris Olympics 2024 journey begins a day before the opening ceremony, as archers take centre stage in the individual ranking rounds, which decide their seeding for the main event. Once again, India’s archery team will be spearheaded by former World no. 1 Deepika Kumari, who…

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