Top archer Deepika Kumari on Tuesday said that a “few changes” in her shooting technique have begun to show fruitful results in recent times.
The 19-year-old made the country proud with her silver medal-winning effort in the prestigious World Cup final in Paris last Sunday. Weeks ago, the Indian trio of Deepika, Bombayala Devi and Rimil Buriuly had also won back-to-back World Cup titles — beating the formidable South Korea in the women’s recurve team final in Wroclaw, Poland and trouncing China 201-186 to claim the World Cup women’s team gold in Medallin, Columbia.
Said Deepika, “I have made a few changes in my shooting technique and they are paying off. Next event is the World Championships in Turkey and I am hoping to do well there.
“I have been consistent this year and I am trying to get better.
“Paris was a good experience and every time I get to learn something new from the Koreans. I am trying to get better with each outing,” the world no. 3 archer said here on the day.
In Paris, Deepika settled for her third successive silver after being pipped by Korean Olympic champion Ok-Hee Yun.
This was the second time Deepika had lost to Yun. In the Shanghai World Cup finals in May, a judging error by the Ranchi girl had led to a shocking defeat.
Archery Association of India president V.K. Malhotra alsp showered praise on Deepika, saying: “She has been doing the country proud and we hope she put up a good performance in next year’s Asian Games and the Rio Games.”