India may open their account within the London Olympics as early as Saturday as their archers are primed for his or her initial ever Olympic medal where they start their challenge on the morning of the gap ceremony here Friday.
Spearheaded by world No.1 Deepika Kumari, 18, a medal in all four events is expected from the six-member outfit.
Before the globe witnesses the $42 million gap ceremony of the thirtieth Olympic Games Friday night, the India men and ladies archers are aiming for the bulls eye within the ranking spherical of the team event at the long-lasting Lord`s cricket ground.
India may open its medal tally at London as early as Saturday when the medal spherical of the team championships is scheduled.
All eyes are on the globe No.2 women`s team of Deepika, Chekrovolu Swuro and Bombayala Devi as they're India`s best bet for a medal. The trio surprised fancied South Korea to end second within the 2011 World Championship, that conjointly helped them qualify for the London Games.
"We have done no matter we have a tendency to may throughout coaching. however you can`t totally prepare for a sport like archery. You never acumen the conditions would be on a specific day. To win an Olympic medal could be a dream for all people and that we are keeping our fingers crossed," said Deepika, who has become the centre of attraction once reaching the highest spot within the FITA rankings.
The men`s team of Tarundeep Rai, Rahul Banerjee and Jayanta Talukdar, too, is capable of a podium end. the actual fact that the globe No.3 team qualified for the Olympics at the eleventh hour can provide them a push to rise to the occasion.
Besides Bombayala, Tarundeep is that the only 1 who has Olympic expertise. With the present venue being Lord`s, the Athens 2004 participant is hoping the hallowed stadium can bring them success because it did to the cricket World Cup winning team in 1983. the boys can have to be compelled to battle with their counterparts from Ukraine, the US, France, South Korea and China.
The individual spherical can kick-off Sunday and also the whole of India are pinning hopes on Deepika. She has been in prime kind and recently won the globe Cup in Antalya, Turkey.
The archery competitions get underway with the ranking rounds within which each archer (64 men and sixty four women) can shoot seventy two arrows to work out their seedings for each the individual and team competitions.
The top scorer are seeded No one and can meet No sixty four within the initial individual elimination rounds on Monday. The cumulative several the team members can decide the seedings for the team events on Saturday and Sunday.
Spearheaded by world No.1 Deepika Kumari, 18, a medal in all four events is expected from the six-member outfit.
Before the globe witnesses the $42 million gap ceremony of the thirtieth Olympic Games Friday night, the India men and ladies archers are aiming for the bulls eye within the ranking spherical of the team event at the long-lasting Lord`s cricket ground.
India may open its medal tally at London as early as Saturday when the medal spherical of the team championships is scheduled.
All eyes are on the globe No.2 women`s team of Deepika, Chekrovolu Swuro and Bombayala Devi as they're India`s best bet for a medal. The trio surprised fancied South Korea to end second within the 2011 World Championship, that conjointly helped them qualify for the London Games.
"We have done no matter we have a tendency to may throughout coaching. however you can`t totally prepare for a sport like archery. You never acumen the conditions would be on a specific day. To win an Olympic medal could be a dream for all people and that we are keeping our fingers crossed," said Deepika, who has become the centre of attraction once reaching the highest spot within the FITA rankings.
The men`s team of Tarundeep Rai, Rahul Banerjee and Jayanta Talukdar, too, is capable of a podium end. the actual fact that the globe No.3 team qualified for the Olympics at the eleventh hour can provide them a push to rise to the occasion.
Besides Bombayala, Tarundeep is that the only 1 who has Olympic expertise. With the present venue being Lord`s, the Athens 2004 participant is hoping the hallowed stadium can bring them success because it did to the cricket World Cup winning team in 1983. the boys can have to be compelled to battle with their counterparts from Ukraine, the US, France, South Korea and China.
The individual spherical can kick-off Sunday and also the whole of India are pinning hopes on Deepika. She has been in prime kind and recently won the globe Cup in Antalya, Turkey.
The archery competitions get underway with the ranking rounds within which each archer (64 men and sixty four women) can shoot seventy two arrows to work out their seedings for each the individual and team competitions.
The top scorer are seeded No one and can meet No sixty four within the initial individual elimination rounds on Monday. The cumulative several the team members can decide the seedings for the team events on Saturday and Sunday.
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