Athletes are often known to be nervous and worse still, scared, ahead of a stage as big as the Olympic Games. However, India's World No 1 archer Deepika Kumari has negated any such fears
“Olympics is not a ghost, so there is nothing to be scared of. I have the self belief and confidence, that’s how, I am here,” the 18-year-old doubled gold medallist at the 2010 New Delhi Commonwealth Games told PTI. Coming from Jharkhand, where India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni also belongs, leads to an obvious comparison.u00a0
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Deepika however played that down too even though she spoke highly of the World Cup-winning India skipper. “He is a great personality and his achievements speak for themselves. It feels great that we belong to the same place. Hope I can also achieve the ultimate goal in a sportsperson’s life by winning an Olympic medal,” she added. u00a0
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