The unpleasant memories of 2012 Olympics still fresh in her minds, Indian archery's blue-eyed girl is desperate to bury the ghosts of London with a medal-winning display at the upcoming Asian Games
Deepika Kumari
New Delhi: The unpleasant memories of 2012 Olympics still fresh in her minds, Indian archery's blue-eyed girl Deepika Kumari is desperate to bury the ghosts of London with a medal-winning display at the upcoming Asian Games in Incheon.
Deepika Kumari
Touted as India's biggest medal hope in London, the then World No 1 Deepika crashed out in the first round of the women's individual recurve event.
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Talk to Deepika about that day, and she says the nightmare is haunting her till date, and she can't wait to make amends for that disappointment.
Big disappointment
"London was a big disappointment for me. There were high expectations from me as I went into the London Games as World No1. I don't know what happened that day, but I couldn't just perform to my level," Deepika said from Gwangju, South Korea.
"After London, the Asian Games is the biggest sporting event and I will definitely try my best to forget the London nightmare by winning a medal in Incheon," she said.
A medal in the South Korean city will not only help Deepika bury her London ghosts, but will also end her individual medal jinx in the Asian Games.
Deepika won a bronze medal in the women's recurve team event in 2010 Guangzhou Games, but missed out on an individual bronze by a whisker.
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