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Deepika fourth in qualifications of Tokyo Olympic test event

Deepika fourth in qualifications of Tokyo Olympic test event

Rediff.com12 Jul 2019

Deepika shot 668 out of a possible 720 points at the 72-arrow 70-metre round to qualify for the knock-out round while Atanu Das was ranked 19th in the men's section.

Archery WC: Indian women's compound team in quarters

Archery WC: Indian women's compound team in quarters

Rediff.com5 Jun 2025

The recurve events saw a mixed day for India.

Archery World Cup: Deepika makes first round exit

Archery World Cup: Deepika makes first round exit

Rediff.com3 Sep 2017

Four-time silver medallist Deepika Kumari was beaten by Tan Ya-ting in straight sets to make an embarrassing first round exit from the Archery World Cup Final in Rome on Sunday.

Indian archers shine bright in Asia Cup

Indian archers shine bright in Asia Cup

Rediff.com24 Feb 2024

The archers have also confirmed 10 more medals including at least three gold on Sunday.

India's archers stumble: Women lose Olympic qualifier

India's archers stumble: Women lose Olympic qualifier

Rediff.com15 Jun 2024

India women archers suffered a shock 3-5 loss to lower-ranked Ukraine in the pre-quarterfinals of the Final Olympic Qualifier.

Why Deepika's father still drives an auto

Why Deepika's father still drives an auto

Rediff.com31 Jul 2021

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How archer Deepika is training to break Olympic jinx

How archer Deepika is training to break Olympic jinx

Rediff.com20 Apr 2021

India's No 1 woman archer Deepika Kumari is busy working on the mental side of her game in an effort to break her medal jinx in the sport at the highest level.

Hopes rest on Deepika as India look to exorcise past ghosts

Hopes rest on Deepika as India look to exorcise past ghosts

Rediff.com22 Jul 2021

Competing in her third successive Olympics, two-time world No. 1 Deepika has seen it all, from the lows of London to hitting rock-bottom at Rio 2016.

Indian Archers' Night Ordeal In Riot-Hit Dhaka!

Indian Archers' Night Ordeal In Riot-Hit Dhaka!

Rediff.com18 Nov 2025

India's archers endured a night of chaos when their return to the country from Dhaka after the Asian Championships was delayed by a day due to a cancelled flight.

National Games: Golden day for Haryana archers

National Games: Golden day for Haryana archers

Rediff.com7 Feb 2025

Haryana archers dominated the Indian Round archery competitions at the 38th National Games in Dehradun, securing gold medals in both the men's and women's team events.

Archery World Cup Stage 1: Men's recurve team assures second medal

Archery World Cup Stage 1: Men's recurve team assures second medal

Rediff.com11 Apr 2025

Women's recurve team knocked out

Archery Nationals: Deepika, Atanau win individual title

Archery Nationals: Deepika, Atanau win individual title

Rediff.com25 Dec 2013

Top ranked women recurve archer Deepika Kumari (Jharkhand) retained the individual title, while in the men's section Atanau Das (PSPB) emerged winner in the Individual Olympic Round of the 34th Senior National Archery Championship at JRD Tata Sports complex in Jmashedpur.

Discus thrower Kumari gets four-year ban for dope flunk

Discus thrower Kumari gets four-year ban for dope flunk

Rediff.com2 May 2020

Her four-year ban, announced by WADA on Friday night, will begin from June 26, 2018 -- the date of her sample collection.

Tokyo Olympics: Atanu, Tarundeep, Deepika in Indian recurve archery squad

Tokyo Olympics: Atanu, Tarundeep, Deepika in Indian recurve archery squad

Rediff.com8 Mar 2021

A six-strong squad which has three male and equal number of female archers was selected for the quadrennial extravaganza.

Archery World Cup: Das-Deepika eye bronze after semis loss

Archery World Cup: Das-Deepika eye bronze after semis loss

Rediff.com18 Jul 2013

Indian pair of Atanu Das and Deepika Kumari faltered against American Olympic medalists Brady Ellison and Khatuna Lorig in the mixed section semifinals of the Archery World Cup Stage 3 being held in Medellin, Colombia.

Archery WC: India's recurve teams out of medal race

Archery WC: India's recurve teams out of medal race

Rediff.com8 May 2025

India's men's and women's recurve archery teams bowed out of medal contention at the World Cup Stage 2 in Shanghai on Thursday, the men finishing fourth and the women exiting in the pre-quarter-finals.

Paris Olympics: Dhiraj, Ankita shine as archers secure quarters berths

Paris Olympics: Dhiraj, Ankita shine as archers secure quarters berths

Rediff.com25 Jul 2024

Debutant Ankita Bhakat left behind seasoned campaigners like Deepika Kumar to emerge as the best-placed Indian archer at 11th in the women's individual recurve qualification.

Archery World Cup: Deepika leads women's recurve team to win gold

Archery World Cup: Deepika leads women's recurve team to win gold

Rediff.com25 Apr 2021

This is Deepika's fifth World Cup stage event team gold medal.

How Deepika spurred hubby Atanu in slaying Oh Hyek...

How Deepika spurred hubby Atanu in slaying Oh Hyek...

Rediff.com29 Jul 2021

Indian archer Atanu Das expressed disappointment at being denied the chance to play the mixed team event with his world No. 1 wife Deepika Kumari, whom he credited for his stunning victory over two-time Olympic champion Oh Jin Hyek in the men's individual even at the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday.

Mighty Koreans Skip Inaugural Archery Premier League!

Mighty Koreans Skip Inaugural Archery Premier League!

Rediff.com29 Aug 2025

There will be no South Korean participation in the inaugural Archery Premier League, denying Indian archers a chance to "test" themselves against their biggest nemesis in the world's first-ever franchise competition in the sport.

Confident Deepika not afraid of Olympic 'ghost'

Confident Deepika not afraid of Olympic 'ghost'

Rediff.com16 Jul 2012

All of 18, she is World No 1 and India's biggest hope for an Olympic medal but Deepika Kumari is far from intimidated by the burden of expectations as she feels the London Games are not some kind of a 'ghost' to be scared of.

Archery: Deepika falters on return; fails to qualify for Asian Games

Archery: Deepika falters on return; fails to qualify for Asian Games

Rediff.com20 Feb 2023

Former World No 1 Deepika Kumari, who was making a comeback after her maternity break, on Monday failed to make the Indian team for the Asian Games, World Cup and World Championships slated later this year.

Archery World Cup: Deepika bags two silver

Archery World Cup: Deepika bags two silver

Rediff.com19 May 2013

Promising Deepika Kumari was done in by some sheer class of more experienced opponents as she settled for two silver medals, including one with Jayanta Talukdar, to help India finish fourth in the Archery World Cup Stage 1 that concluded in Shanghai on Sunday.

Deepika strikes gold, Ankita wins silver in Asian Archery

Deepika strikes gold, Ankita wins silver in Asian Archery

Rediff.com28 Nov 2019

India's Deepika Kumari and Anikita Bhakat won the gold and silver medals respectively in the women's individual recurve event of the 21st Asian Archery Championships in Bangkok on Thursday.

No Deepika in Asian Games squad for first time since 2010

No Deepika in Asian Games squad for first time since 2010

Rediff.com28 Mar 2022

Deepika Kumari has failed to make the Indian squad for the upcoming Asian Games

Deepika wins Youth World Archery title

Deepika wins Youth World Archery title

Rediff.com30 Jul 2009

Fifteen-year-old Ranchi girl Deepika Kumari overcame all odds to win the 11th youth World archery Championship in Ogden, the United States, on Wednesday. Born to an auto rickshaw driver, Deepika did not let her family's economic background come in her way as she became only the second Indian archer to win a Youth World Championship title.

Deepika clinches silver at archery World Cup

Deepika clinches silver at archery World Cup

Rediff.com23 Sep 2012

India's top archer Deepika Kumari came tantalisingly close to winning the World Cup final before she went down to Olympic double gold medallist Bo Bae Ki to settle for a silver in the recurve women's individual event at Hibiya Park in Tokyo on Sunday.

Archers Deepika-Atanu to wed under strict Covid code

Archers Deepika-Atanu to wed under strict Covid code

Rediff.com27 Jun 2020

Masks, sanitisers and strict social distancing measures would be in place when top Indian archers Deepika Kumari and Atanu Das tie the knot at Morabadi in Ranchi on Tuesday. Getting hitched amid the COVID-19 pandemic to make use of the "free time", the duo's invitation cards carry small notes that request the guests to adhere to the government's COVID-19 guidelines.

India set for world's first archery league

India set for world's first archery league

Rediff.com17 Jun 2025

Indian Archery League set for October launch; Lee gets SAI approval as India coach

Deepika bags gold in World Youth Championship

Deepika bags gold in World Youth Championship

Rediff.com28 Aug 2011

Teen sensation Deepika Kumari clinched the gold medal in the junior section of women's recurve event in the World Youth Archery Championship as India concluded their campaign with one more silver and two bronze medals at Legnica in Poland.

Archers Deepika, Rahul strike gold

Archers Deepika, Rahul strike gold

Rediff.com10 Oct 2010

Teen sensation Deepika Kumari and Rahul Banerjee won gold medals in individual recurve events on the last day of the archery competition as India's archers ended their campaign on a high note, finishing with three golds one silver and four bronze medals.

Indian compound mixed team enters final

Indian compound mixed team enters final

Rediff.com24 May 2024

Jyothi Surekha Vennam and Priyansh advanced to the compound mixed team final, confirming India's second medal, while Deepika Kumari brightened the country's gloomy recurve campaign, reaching to her second successive Archery World Cup semifinals after her comeback in the Stage 2 of the event, in Yecheon on Friday.

Deepika's exit ends India's archery campaign at Games

Deepika's exit ends India's archery campaign at Games

Rediff.com1 Aug 2012

Indian archers' dismal show came to an end at the London Olympics as World No 1 and medal hope Deepika Kumari bowed out of women's individual event after suffering an upset defeat against Amy Oliver of Great Britain in the opening round on Wednesday.

Deepika flops again, crashes out of Asian Games

Deepika flops again, crashes out of Asian Games

Rediff.com23 Aug 2018

Former World No. 1 Deepika Kumari yet again flopped on the big stage as it turned out to be a depressing day for India's recurve archers, whose challenge ended at the Asian Games, on Thursday.

Deepika wins gold in Youth World Archery

Deepika wins gold in Youth World Archery

Rediff.com20 Jul 2009

Deepika Kumari became only the second Indian archer to win a Youth World Championship title after bagging gold in the girls' Cadet Recurve category, in the 11th edition of the tournament at Ogden (Utah), United States.

Hope my old bow brings luck, says Deepika

Hope my old bow brings luck, says Deepika

Rediff.com17 Sep 2014

Deepika Kumari seeks to bury London ghosts with Asian Games medal.

Deepika, men's recurve team in World Cup final

Deepika, men's recurve team in World Cup final

Rediff.com4 May 2012

On a good day for India, promising archer Deepika Kumari and the men's recurve team sailed into the finals of the Archery World Cup Stage 2 at Antalya in Turkey, on Friday.

India aim bright Asia Cup start despite defensive frailties

India aim bright Asia Cup start despite defensive frailties

Rediff.com4 Sep 2025

India conceded more than 100 penalty corners, including 17 in a game against Belgium across 16 Pro League matches.

India's archers aiming to break medal drought in Paris

India's archers aiming to break medal drought in Paris

Rediff.com8 Jul 2024

India, who have never won an Olympic archery medal, will send a full six-member contingent to Paris to compete in all five events for the first time in 12 years

Women's ACT Hockey: Deepika shines as India thrash Thailand

Women's ACT Hockey: Deepika shines as India thrash Thailand

Rediff.com15 Nov 2024

India mauled minnows Thailand 13-0 to register their third consecutive win at the women's Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament in Rajgir, Bihar on Thursday.