Deepika Kumari, 17, wins first World Cup title

Kolkata: India’s Olympic prospect Deepika Kumari won her first World Cup individual recurve gold medal in archery on Saturday at Antalya, Turkey. She beat Korea’s Lee Sung Jin by six set points to four in the final of the Stage 2 of the championship. According to information received, teenager Deepika won the second set (29-27), third (27-26) and the fifth (28-27) while losing the first (27-30) and the fourth (27-29). [caption id=“attachment_299840” align=“alignleft” width=“380” caption=“Deepika Kumari has won her first World title. Getty Images”]  [/caption] Deepika, who has already qualified for London Olympics, is the current junior world champion and a gold medalist at the Delhi Commonwealth Games. She had also won the Cadet World Title in 2009. Archery Association of India chief and Indian Olympic Association acting president Vijay Kumar Malhotra congratulated Deepika on her win on Saturday. “Beating a Korean in the final is a great achievement. It’s another feather in her cap. I hope she does well in the Olympics,” said Malhotra. PTI