Top archers got a shot in the arm after the government decided to appoint Korean coach Lim Chae Woong for the recurve team. ...
10:07 PM, Jan 10, 2013
Leading into the 2012 London Olympics, the confident tone of India's archery contingent was unmistakable. The team's head coach, former Commonwealth Games gold medalist Limba Ram, was postulating on India's chances and the archers themselves were brimming with self-assurance. This was, after all, the first time since Athens 2004 that India had filled the six quota places available at the Games. India had had a successful season, with the highlight...
08:41 AM, Aug 10, 2012
London: Struggling to explain the much-hyped archers' flop-show at the Olympic Games, teams coaches Limba Ram and Ravi Shankar on Sunday said they have no excuses to offer for the below-par performance. "There are no excuses," Limba Ram said at the Games village before the team's departure to India. "We trained hard and were given all facilities by the Archery Association of India, the Sports Authority of India and the...
02:22 PM, Aug 05, 2012
London: Gagan Narang on Monday opened India's account in the London Olympic Games by winning the bronze medal in the men's 10m air rifle event at the Royal Artillery Barracks. Narang shot 103.1 in a ten-shot finals for an aggregate of 701.1 after scoring 598 in the qualifying round. Romania's Alin George Moldoveanu clinced the gold with 702.1, while Italy's Niccolo Campriani took the silver with 701.5. However, Abhinav Bindra,...
06:20 PM, Jul 30, 2012
London: The disappointing show by Indian archers continued as Laishram Bombayla Devi bowed out in the pre-quarterfinals of the women's individual recurve event losing 2-6 to Mexico's Roman Aida at the Lord's ground here today. This was after Bombayla won her first round encounter against Evangelia Psarra of Greece 6-4. In individual events, which is decided on best of five sets (three arrows each), one who wins a set irrespective...
06:07 PM, Jul 30, 2012
New Delhi: India's challenge in the archery team event came to an end at London Olympics 2012 on Day 2 when women's team of Deepika Kumari, Bombayla Devi and Chekrovolu Swuro was knocked out by Denmark in the pre-quarters by a close margin of 210-211 at Lord's. However, there were some positives for India in the form of rower Swarn Singh Virk, shuttler Saina Nehwal and boxer Jai Bhagwan. Swarn...
02:03 PM, Jul 29, 2012
India's women archers Bombayla Devi and Chekrovolu Swuro say they are in form to take their best shot at an Olympic medal. ...
11:39 AM, Jul 25, 2012
Kolkata: Though highly hopeful of winning an Olympic medal, world number one archer Deepika Kumari Saturday said being at the top of the rankings does not guarantee a podium finish at the London Games. "Being the world number one is an added pressure and it does not guarantee a medal unless I and all the team members perform well. However, our preparation has been good and we hope to make...
07:35 PM, Jul 14, 2012
Kolkata: With India set to compete in all four archery events of next month's London Olympics after the men's team made the cut, the country has the best chance to win a medal and script history, Archery Association secretary general Paresh Nath Mukherjee said on Friday. The Indian trio of Tarundeep Rai, Jayanta Talukdar and Rahul Banerjee finished second to secure a team berth from the final qualification tournament for...
03:24 PM, Jun 22, 2012
Indian team now takes on hosts China, who finished third in the qualification. ...
03:28 PM, Aug 09, 2008
Ricky Ponting announced his retirement and the third Test against South Africa starting on Friday would be his last match. ...
03:08 PM, Jul 24, 2008
