OGQ to support Deepika Kumari, Talukdar till Rio Olympics

Last Updated: Friday, May 31, 2013, 20:03

Olympic Gold Quest, founded by badminton ace Prakash Padukone and billiards great Geet Sethi, has decided to support the training and preparation of top Indian archers Deepika Kumari and Jayanta Talukdar till the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Deepika bags two silver, India finish fourth in World Cup

Last Updated: Sunday, May 19, 2013, 18:05

Promising Deika Kumari was done in by some sheer class of more experienced opponents as she settled for two silver medals, including one with Jayanta Talukdar, to help India finish fourth in the Archery World Cup Stage 1 that concluded in Shanghai today.

Deepika eyeing double gold in Archery World Cup

Last Updated: Friday, May 17, 2013, 18:14

Deepika Kumari kept herself in line for a double gold feat including one with Jayanta Talukdar, even as the other Indians came a cropper in Archery World Cup Stage-I in Shanghai.

Misfiring archers face uncertain future after poor 2012

Last Updated: Saturday, December 22, 2012, 11:38

Way off the mark in the London Olympics, future is tense for India`s much-hyped archers after a woeful 2012.

Archers insulted Limba during London Olympics: Source

Last Updated: Saturday, August 11, 2012, 16:34

India`s archery coach Limba Ram on Saturday made a quiet exit from the national team after being allegedly insulted by his top wards Deepika Kumari and Jayanta Talukdar.

Olympics 2012: Indian archers need psychologist says Jayanta Talukdar

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 7, 2012, 17:32

International archer Jayanta Talukdar on tuesday rued the dismal performance of the country`s archery team in the ongoing London Olympics and said it urgently needed a psychologist and a physio-therapist to enhance its confidence level and mental science

London Olympics 2012: Indian archers off the mark

Last Updated: Friday, August 3, 2012, 00:11

“But all is not lost. Our archers have the talent to turn it around in the next few days."

All archers save Deepika out of individual recurve events

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 1, 2012, 11:54

Indian challenge in the individual archery recurve section is almost over with all archers save Deepika Kumari have crashed out of their respective events.

Olympic 2012 Archery: Jayanta Talukdar, Chekrovolu Swuro miss mark

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 31, 2012, 18:35

Jayanta Talukdar and Chekrovolu Swuro lost to their respective American opponents in contrasting fashion to exit the archery individual event at the London Olympics here Tuesday.

London Olympics archery: Jayanta Talukdar is another Indian casualty

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 31, 2012, 15:12

Indian archer Jayanta Talukdar got a 0-6 hammering from America`s Jacob Wukie in the opening men`s individual elimination round at the London Olympics here Tuesday.

Indian archers finish third in the Olympic qualification round

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2012, 21:49

Indian trio of Jayanta Talukdar, Rahul Banerjee and Tarundeep Rai finished third in the Olympic team qualification round and will get a favourable draw for the main event that will be held at Ogden (USA) on June 21.

Archers win silver in World Cup

Last Updated: Sunday, May 6, 2012, 21:29

The Indian men`s recurve team of Jayanta Talukdar, Tarundeep Rai and Rahul Banerjee settled for a silver after going down to their opponents from Great Britain in the Archery World Cup Stage II in Antalya.