Deepika Kumari overcame Lisa Unruh in an intriguing contest that helped Kumari clinch the bronze medal at the Archery World Cup Finals in Samsun on Sunday
Both were tied at 5-5 at the end of five sets and took the game to shoot off. in which both the coached Korea Kumari and Unruh both shot 9 but Kumari won bronze because her arrow was closer to the centre. This was Kumari’s fifth World Cup Finals podium.
It was the veteran’s fourth World Cup Finals in five years, with four silver medals,
“This was for the first time I shot at a big competition like this without a coach. But I’m very happy. The stronger the competition, the better we get,” Kumari was quoted as saying by PTI.
“Most of the times, I end up losing a shoot-off so I started panicking. I told myself, ‘I will accept whatever be the result. I will just give my best shot. I’m satisfied with the arrow,” she added.
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Talking of their disappointment at the2019 Asia Games, Kumari further said, “Before the Asian Games, I had dengue fever and then I lost my strength. I could not even draw my bow. After the Asian Games, I took a break of 15 days before coming here.”
“I’m happy for the bronze. I wish I could convert this silver/bronze medals into a gold sometime.” The Indian archers thus concluded their campaign with two bronze medals and one silver in the exhibition fixture for the compound mixed event, which had only two teams, including the host nation.
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