Archery World Cup | Deepika Kumari sweeps with three gold medals

With South Korea not featuring in the tournament, the road was already clear for the Indians and they took full advantage of the opportunity. Deepika, along with Ankita Bhakat and Komalika Bari grabbed top honours in the women’s recurve team event with a comfortable win over Mexico, healing the wound of missing out on an Olympic qualification last week.

On the other hand, in the mixed team event, Deepika and her husband Atanu Das staged a fitting comeback after trailing 0-2 to win it 5-3 in the title clash against Netherland’s Sjef van den Berg and Gabriela Schloesser. The mixed team event is one of the most anticipated ones from India’s point of view at the Olympics, which begins on July 23.

“This is the first time I’ve won all three medals in a World Cup. I’m really happy but at the same time, I’ve to continue improving as we have some very, very important competitions lined up. We do not have any Olympic medal in archery, so it’s really important that we keep improving and keep up the show,” said Deepika Kumari, after her stellar show at the World Cup, in Paris.