On a high after her silver medal-winning effort in the prestigious World Cup final in Paris, ace archer Deepika Kumari says “few changes in her shooting technique” have been paying rich dividends in recent times.
Barely a month before last Sunday’s triumph, the Indian trio of Deepika, Bombayala Devi and Rimil Buriuly had 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.
“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,” the 19-year-old Deepika said.
World No. 3 Deepika said she was working hard and trying to get better with each outing. “I have been consistent this year and I am trying to get better. Paris was a good experience and everytime I get to learn something new from the Koreans. I am trying to get better with each outing,” she said.
In Paris on Sunday Deepika settled for her third successive silver after being pipped by Korean Olympic champion Ok-Hee Yun.
Deepika started wonderfully with three perfect 10s and led 3-1 but a shocking time lapse in the third set enabled the Korean rally past the Indian for a 6-4 win in the showpiece annual fixture held after four stages of World Cup.