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Deepika Kumari leads India to historic win over Korea at Archery World Cup Stage 2 in Shanghai

The Indian Express·Nitin Sharma·26 days ago
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Before the semi-final against Korea at the Archery World Cup Stage 2 in Shanghai, Indian coach Prafull Dange kept his message simple. “Khud ko challenge kar ke fight karo. Korea ya kuch aur sochoge toh dikat ho jayegi (You have to challenge yourself to fight. If you think about Korea or other things, there will be difficulty),” he told Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat and Kumkum Mohod. Moments later, the Indian trio beat Korea 5-1 to enter the final — only the fourth time in history that an Indian recurve women’s team has defeated Korea, a nation that has won ten Olympic titles in the women’s team event. The previous three victories tell the rarity of the achievement: the Indian team of Deepika, Bombayla Devi and Rimil Buriuly won gold at the Asian Grand Prix defeating Korea; Kumari, Devi and Chekroyolu Swuro edged out Korea in the World Championship semi-finals; and Devi, Kumari and Buriuly beat Korea in the World Championship final. India arrived in Shanghai with something to prove.…

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