'%20x='0'%20y='0'%20height='100%25'%20width='100%25'%20%0A%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20xlink%3Ahref='data:image/jpg;base64,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'%3E%3C/image%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Deepika Kumari
Talented archer Deepika Kumari did fairly well in both the individual and team events at Rio 2016. Only 22-years-old, Jharkhand native Deepika participated in her second Olympic Games at Rio 2016.
The double gold medal winner at the 2010 Commonwealth Games participated with Bombayla Devi Laishram and Laxmirani Majhi in the women’s team event this year, with the team doing well to progress until the quarter-finals before missing out to a strong Russian team, just prior to which they had taken a good win over Colombia.
Trending
She did well in the individual event too, progressing against a number of strong competitors before exiting in the Round of 16.
Given she has already excelled on the World Stage at such a young age, the future looks bright for Deepika – and at only 26, she could well be representing India again in Tokyo – her teammate, Bombayla Devi, was 31 at Rio 2016 and arguably one of the best archers India has produced, which indicates a long and bright future for Deepika too.
