Ankita Bhakat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauds Indian archers' 'stupendous performance' at World Cup

Star archer Deepika Kumari led the show with supreme authority to grab a hat-trick of gold medals as India made an unprecedented clean sweep at the World Cup Stage 3 in Paris on Sunday for a perfect build-up to the Tokyo Olympics in less than a month's time.

Archery World Cup: In-form Deepika Kumari powers India to impressive haul of three gold medals

Deepika blanked Russia's Elena Osipova 6-0 in the final of the women's individual recurve event to complete a hat-trick of gold medals in one day. She had earlier been a part of the mixed and women's gold-winning Indian teams.

Archery World Cup: Days after missing out on Olympic quota, women's recurve archery team reaches final

India, who had won the first stage of the World Cup in Guatemala City in April, will face Mexico on Sunday in a repeat of the first stage final.

Archery World Cup: Indian women's recurve team finish second in qualification after Olympics disappointment

The troika of world number three Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat and Komalika Bari, who had made a shock second-round exit in the final Olympic Qualifier on Sunday, accumulated 1986 points to qualify for the pre-quarter-finals.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Indian women's archery recurve trio aim to make Games cut in final Qualifiers

Paris represents the final opportunity for India to upgrade their single women's quota place to team invitations in Japan as India would look to qualify a second and third recurve archers to join the Deepika who is all set for her third successive Olympics.

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Despite 86-hour travel, missed World Cup, hard quarantines, Atanu Das focussed on bulls-eye

After their medal haul at Stage I World Cup, Indian archers returned home after an 86-hour journey. Then came news that they will miss World Cup Stage II. The archers also face hard quarantines at Paris WC and Tokyo 2020. Despite that Atanu Das is keeping his eye trained on the bulls-eye.

World Cup Archery Stage 1: Deepika Kumari, Atanu Das shoot triple gold as India finish with four medals

Former world number one Deepika claimed her career's third individual World Cup gold to add to their team's triumph, while her husband Das grabbed his first-ever World Cup individual medal in style winning the mens' recurve individual final.

World Cup Archery Stage 1: Women's recurve team beats Mexico to win gold; Atanu Das-Ankita Bhakat win mixed bronze

Deepika Kumari helped Indian women's team script a stunning turnaround to defeat fancied Mexico and grab a gold medal in the Archery World Cup Stage 1 on Sunday. The mixed pair duo of Atanu Das and Ankita Bhakat bagged a mixed pair bronze, upsetting top seed USA.

Archery World Cup: Indian women's team of Deepika Kumari, Ankita Bhakat, Komalika Bari storms into final

India are also in the medal hunt in three more events with newly-wed Atanu Das and Deepika advancing into the mixed pair bronze playoff. The duo will also vie for individual medals, having made the last-four in their respective sections.

Archery World Cup: India's Atanu Das, Deepika Kumari storm into individual recurve semi-finals

Defying severe winds at the Sports Complex Los Arcos, Das defeated his Candian rival Eric Peters 6-4 to set up a semi-final clash with Angel Alvarado of Mexico.