Indian veteran archer Deepika Kumari who was seen competing in the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024. Deepika vowed that she would not quit before winning a medal in the Olympics. Her consistent failure to deliver under Olympic pressure has been a recurring challenge. This was Deepika's fourth Olympic appearance she made a remarkable comeback after becoming a mother for the first time in December 2022.
"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.
Deepika said that she will train harder and come back stronger for the upcoming season of Olympics.
"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.
Deepika also reckoned that she will have to work on her quick shooting. She promised to present herself more strongly in the upcoming season of the games.
"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.
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.
With her sights set on LA 2028, Deepika said: "In the next Olympics, I want to be mentally stronger and win a medal. I really want to win an Olympic medal."
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