Won't retire until I get Olympic medal: Archer Deepika Kumari
World Cup medal winning archer Deepika Kumari has vowed not to quit unless she ends up on podium which she feels could be Los Angeles in four years' time.For Deepika, it has always been a case of not being able to display enough temperament in pressure situation at the grandest stage.
«Obviously, I want to play more in the future and will continue my game,» Deepika told PTI in an exclusive interaction at the India House here.
«I really want to win an Olympic medal, and I won't quit until I achieve that. I'll train harder and come back strongly,» added Deepika, who has won every international medal except for an Olympic yellow metal.
«Firstly, I will present myself more strongly. There are many things, like quick shooting, that I need to learn a bit more about, and it's very important to train myself accordingly. „What I learned from the Olympics is that late shooting doesn't work; you have no room to make big mistakes, so you have to control that. I will learn that from here,“ she said in hindsight.
Deepika, 30, appeared in her fourth consecutive Olympics in Paris, making a remarkable comeback after becoming a mother for the first time in December 2022, when she gave birth to her daughter.
After topping the national selection trials, Deepika went on to win an individual gold at the Shanghai World Cup in April.
Back at her favorite venue, where she had won multiple World Cup medals, Olympic pressure was evident as she had her worst ranking round ever at the Games.
She qualified for the main draw as the 23rd
