KOLKATA: Only a month prior to the Olympics, the women’s recurve team will try to make the most quota location when the previous eligibility event for Tokyo Games happens in Paris in Saturday.
Though the men’s group of Atanu Das, Tarundeep Rai and Pravin Jadhav have earned group quota location, just Deepika Kumari thus much has qualified to the Tokyo Games.
The group of Deepika, Komalika Bari and Ankita Bhakat will consequently have to increase their game to create the cut Sunday.
In total, girls from 30 states will try for the two and three quota positions up for grabs.
A top-three end in the team event will bring the highest (3 archers) statute location.
The Indian trio attained Paris sooner compared to other archers and moved via the scheduled quarantine in Vichy, roughly 400km in the place Stade Charlety from Paris prior to getting down into clinic.
The group will look to replicate their gold-winning series at the very first phase of their World Cup in Guatemala in April.
Deepika, who won a single gold at the situation, will be directing her teammates within this critical challenge till they participate in the World Cup Stage III following week.
“We’ve got to keep calm,” Deepika informed TOI out of Paris on Friday.
“We have to stay optimistic and optimistic.” Speaking about her position as the most seasoned associate, the Jharkhand archer said that the group has gelled nicely and also have developed a great rapport.
“Both the Ankita and Komalika are shooting nicely.
That alleviates the strain off me,” she explained.
“I’ve told them to concentrate on their very own series as opposed to consider the resistance,” she added.