Indian archers elicit hopes for London Olympics
Indian archers elicit hopes for London Olympics
Kolkata, Dec 17 (Agencies): The two sporting events—Commonwealth Games and Asian Games—have witnessed emergence of Indian archers ahead of the London Olympics in two years time.
Deepika Kumari, the 16-year-old Ranchi girl and daughter of an autorickshaw driver, was the best performer in the Commonwealth Games.
Deepika, Tarundeep Rai have been seen as the future of Indian archery.
Targetting a rich haul of medals in the Commonwealth Games, Archery Association India in association with Sports Authority of India had provided comprehensive training about two years in advance and appointed Limba Ram as the national coach.
The result was though just eight medals— three gold, one silver and four bronze—of the 24 up for grabs with the World Cup champions men's team returning duds with a bronze finish, as Limba, whose contract expired after the Asian Games, termed Commonwealth Games campaign a disappointment.
There were no South Koreans in the Commonwealth Games, but Indians had to fight it out against the world champions in the Asian Games and they proved a point or two.
Capping his comeback in style, Tarundeep inflicted one of the rare defeats on a South Korean when the Sikkim archer stunned second-seeded Oh Jin Hyek en route to the semifinals in the Asian Games.
Tarundeep proved his worth again beating Sung Chai Chun of Chinese Taipei in the semifinals before going down to world record holder Kim Woo Jin in the final to return with a first ever silver from the Asiad.
I dont see indian has a chance on this segment.South korean and Chinese will stand a chance not to say Chinese taipei.
