Seasoned archer Deepika Kumari made a fine comeback to claim the top spot in the recurve women’s section after the first phase of the National selection trials for the World Cups, Asia Cups and Paris Olympics.
Deepika had trained with her archer husband, Atanu Das, in Korea for a three-week stint after not being able to return to the Indian side last year, following the birth of her daughter. She topped the chart with 24 points following a system that involved a qualifying round, elimination rounds, and round-robin matches.
Bhajan Kaur (21), Simranjeet Kaur (18), Ankita Bhakat (17.5) and Sangeeta (13) took the second, third, fourth and fifth places respectively after the end of the phase-1 trials on the Sports Authority of India campus here on Wednesday.
