Against The Giants: Deepika Kumari Leads Historic 5-1 Archery Triumph in Shanghai
For decades women s recurve archery has largely belonged to one nation South Korea Olympic champions World champions A team feared across every major competition And then in Shanghai India changed the script The Indian trio of Deepika Kumari Ankita Bhakat and Kumkum Mohod stunned Korea - in the semi-final of the Archery World Cup Stage booking their place in the final and scripting one of the biggest upsets in modern archery It was only the fourth time in history that an Indian women s recurve team had defeated Korea And the celebration began even before the final arrow settled Challenge Yourself Not Korea Minutes before the match Indian coach Prafull Dange delivered a message that would define the contest Challenge yourself to fight If you think too much about Korea it will create problems The advice was simple focus on the process not the reputation standing across the line
