Dola pins hopes on archers to triumph in London

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 24, 2012, 15:39

Dola Banerjee could not make it to her third straight Olympics but has no doubt that the squad picked for the upcoming London Games is the best to represent India.

India archers brave fever to train at Lord`s

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 24, 2012, 10:18

They may be down with mild fever due to change in climate a week into their stay here, but that has failed to stop the Indian archers from visiting the Lord`s everyday to get acclimatised to the windy conditions ahead of the Olympics.

Archer Deepika certain to win Olympic medal, says mother Geeta

Last Updated: Saturday, July 21, 2012, 19:23

The mother of Commonwealth Games gold medal winning archer Deepika Kumari is very confident that her daughter would return home with a medal, of whatever hue, from the London Olympic Games commencing next week.

Don`t want to break hearts of my fellow Naga people: Swuro

Last Updated: Friday, July 20, 2012, 15:48

Indian women`s archery team member Chekrovolu Swuro says winning a medal in London would not just be a personal high but also an expression of her gratitude to her tribe.

Indian archers plan to do a Ganguly at Lord`s

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 18, 2012, 16:25

India`s male archers plan to do an action replay of Sourav Ganguly`s torso-baring celebrations if they manage to notch up an Olympic medal at cricket`s Mecca -- the Lord`s.

May Lord`s bless us: Tarundeep

Last Updated: Sunday, July 15, 2012, 23:57

The hallowed Lord`s will host the archery competition during the Olympics and Indian ace Tarundeep Rai hopes the `Mecca of cricket` would bless the Indian archers as they eye their first medal at London Games

I`m expecting a medal from Deepika: Limba Ram

Last Updated: Sunday, July 15, 2012, 23:52

Deepika Kumari becoming World No 1 in Women`s Recurve Archery has raised expectations of her making it to the podium at the London Games and national coach Limba Ram on Sunday said the young archer has all the qualities to bag a medal at the mega-event.

Challenge is to adjust to windy conditions: Limba Ram

Last Updated: Sunday, July 15, 2012, 11:49

As the Indian archers gave final touches to their preparations for the Olympic Games, national coach Limba Ram on Saturday said the challenge lies in acclimatise to the windy conditions in London.

Deepika joins Tata Steel as Manager

Last Updated: Saturday, July 14, 2012, 19:31

Ace archer and member of the Indian Olympic Contingent for the London Olympics, Deepika Kumari has joined Tata Steel as a Manager in the company`s Sports Department.

Indian archers hopeful of two medals in Olympics: Limba

Last Updated: Saturday, June 30, 2012, 23:08

Calling for financial assistance for the London Olympics-bound archers, Indian chief coach Limba Ram on Saturday said he was hopeful of winning at least two medals in the July 27-August 12 mega sporting event.

Archery team poised to bag first-ever Olympic medal: Tarundeep

Last Updated: Friday, June 22, 2012, 14:29

Eight years after he represented India at the Athens Olympics as a 20-year-old, Tarundeep Rai will compete once again in London this time with a renewed hope of earning India its first Games medal in archery.

Rahul Banerjee, Mangal Singh return to men`s recurve team

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 23:22

Archers Rahul Banerjee and Mangal Singh Champia today returned to the men`s recurve team at the expense of Tarundeep Rai and Atanu Das in the squad for the first Asian Grand Prix, to be held in Bangkok from February 14 to 20.