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 Government. We are also disappointed with the results," he added.
The duo agreed that that hype around the team, which failed to go beyond quarter-finals, had raised the expectations but "that was natural". "The archers were doing well before the Olympics. Deepika Kumari was ranked world No. 1 by the International Federation and not by us. Our boys team came here ranked No. 2," he added.
Limba said he cannot explain the sudden slump in the form of the archers. "To be honest, we came here with the hope of winning at least one medal."...
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02:22 PM, Aug 05, 2012
London: Indian archers, spearheaded by world number one Deepika Kumari who was touted as a strong medal prospect, produced a super flop show at the London Olympics and drew a blank in both team and individual competitions. The hype around the archery event was immense ever since it was announced that the discipline would take place at the famed Lord's cricket ground. The Indian team, however, failed to lift its...
03:29 PM, Aug 02, 2012
London: Indian archers continued to be off target in the Olympics as Jayanta Talukdar and Chekrovolu Swuro today crashed out in the opening round of the men's and women's individual events, respectively at the historic Lord's Cricket Ground here. Talukdar was no match for his American rival Jacob Wukie, who easily pocketed the encounter 6-0, while Swuro went down fighting to Jennifer Nichols of USA 6-5 in the one arrow...
03:22 PM, Jul 31, 2012
London: India's badminton star Parupalli Kashyap defeated Vietnam's Nguyen in straight sets 21-9, 21-14 and light flyweight boxer Devendro Singh knocked his Honduran opponent in the Round of 32 on day four of the 2012 London Olympics. Kashyap dominated the major portion of the match by scoring six points in a row in the first set. What turned out to be an execution of a sublime mix of smashes and...
02:26 PM, Jul 31, 2012
London: The Indian men's archery team was knocked out of the Olympic Games after losing to Japan in a tense pre-quarterfinal shoot-off at the Lord's Cricket Ground on Saturday. The trio of Jayanta Talukdar, Rahul Banerjee and Tarundeep Rai, who had qualified bottom of the heap at 12th in the rankings round yesterday, were tied with their Japanese rivals at 214 after the regulation four rounds. But the threesome of...
02:54 PM, Jul 28, 2012
London: Jayanta Talukdar, Tarundeep Rai and Rahul Banerjee will look to put Fridays disappointment behind when they feature in the men's team archery on Saturday. The quarter-finals, the semi-finals, the bronze-medal tie and the final will be played on Saturday morning at Lords. It will start at 1330 Indian Standard Time. Rai was the highest-placed Indian but at a disappointing 31st place in the ranking qualification on Friday. Other than...
11:21 AM, Jul 28, 2012
London: Touted as serious medal contenders, a bunch of shy and unassuming archers will seek to give India's Olympic campaign the perfect start when the event gets underway here on Thursday at the hallowed turf of Lord's, the spiritual home of cricket. If the archers needed a spark of inspiration, they simply have to turn to the historic venue which has witnessed cricketing heroics for many a generation. Now the...
02:54 PM, Jul 26, 2012
Kolkata: Hit by flu on arrival, the Indian archers have got used to the unpredictable weather in London and are now eagerly awaiting the start of the Olympics in which they aim to win their first-ever medal, national coach Limba Ram said. A three-time Olympian himself, the 40-year-old is travelling to the Games as a coach for the first time. At the Barcelona Games in 1992, he missed the bronze...
02:27 PM, Jul 25, 2012
London: For most young boys growing up in cricket-crazy India, walking out on the hallowed turf at Lord's is the stuff dreams are made of. Archer Tarundeep Rai is no different. Rai is part of the Indian men's archery triumvirate with Jayanta Talukdar and Rahul Banerjee competing at the London Olympics and hopes they can grab a podium place. South Korea are the favourites after winning the last three Olympic...
04:46 PM, Jul 23, 2012
The last Indian contingent that includes badminton star Ashwini Ponnappa and archer Jayanta Talukdar has left for the London Olympics. ...
09:46 AM, Jul 16, 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
Kolkata: Indian men's archery team comprising Tarundeep Rai, Jayanta Talukdar and Rahul Banerjee secured Olympic berth beating Australians in the qualifiers at Ogden, USA, on Friday. According to information received here, India thrashed Australia by a handsome 221-209 margin in the semi-finals to ensure a place in the next month's Olympics. In the last qualification meet for the Olympics, the trio displayed nerves of steel as they first overwhelmed their...
09:00 AM, Jun 22, 2012
Kolkata: The Indian men's recurve team of Jayanta Talukdar, Tarundeep Rai and Rahul Banerjee settled for a silver after going down to their opponents from Great Britain in the Archery World Cup Stage II in Antalya. According to information received, the Indian trio lost the final with a margin of 211-222. The Indian threesome had 53 in the first end as against 58 by the trio of Laurence Godfrey, Simon...
09:53 PM, May 06, 2012
Talukdar won men's individual recurve gold, helped India with team event. ...
02:40 AM, May 10, 2009
Melbourne: ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat today presented the ICC ODI Shield to Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland in recognition of the team being ranked number one in the 50-over World Cup. Sutherland also received the prize-money cheque of USD 175,000 from Tim Sullivan, Managing Director Australia NZ for Reliance Globalcom. In the past 20 years the Australian team has maintained an amazing grip on the Reliance ICC ODI Shield....
01:53 AM, May 31, 2008
Kapil Dev-led panel has recommended 15 sportpersons for the Arjuna Award. ...
11:33 PM, Aug 09, 2007
Archer Jayanta Talukdar was part of the eight-member squad that visited Doha recently to get a feel of the climate. ...
04:45 PM, Sep 24, 2006
