The Sports Authority of India (SAI) is mulling to take action against archery coach Jiwanjot Singh who is facing disciplinary action after speaking against the Sports Ministry over Dronacharya Award selection. Jiwanjot had resigned from the position of the national coach in September.

Archer Deepika Kumari has stated that at the moment if a new foreign coach is brought in, they will have new ideas and new techniques which the players will take time to adapt to and hence is not needed. Deepika had won a bronze medal in recently concluded World Cup finals that too without a coach.

Deepika Kumari won her first individual gold medal in five years at the Salt Lake World Cup which ensured that she would represent India at the Archery World Cup Final in Samsun, Turkey. Kumari, who had won gold at the Commonwealth Games 2010, defeated Michelle Kroppen 7-3 in the recurve final.

Abhishek Verma had a mixed outing on the final day of the Compound category in the Archery World Cup in Salt Lake as he clinched an individual silver and a mixed team bronze on Saturday. Verma lost the final 127-140 to world number one and 2015 world champion Stephan Hansen of Denmark.