India will finally kickstart its Paris Olympics journey on Thursday with Deepika Kumari and Tarundeep Rai led archery contingent taking their first shots at the medal in the ranking rounds at Les Invalides.
The 29-year-old recurve archer was re-inducted into the sports ministry’s Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) Core group in April and will have her training expenditure for the South Korea trip covered along with additional support.
Deepika defeated Ksenia Perova of the Russian Olympic Committee 6-5 in a one-arrow shoot-off
Komalika showed great composure to take a 4-0 lead and went on to finish the contest 7-3.
The week-long meet is entirely closed to spectators.
Deepika had come into the Asian Games after winning a World Cup (Stage Event) gold
Four-time silver medallist Deepika Kumari was beaten by Tan Ya-ting in straight sets to make an embarrassing first round exit…
Deepika's last World Cup medal was a silver that came before the Rio Olympics in Antalya.
