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At the 2012 London Olympics, when Deepika KUMARI stepped up to the line to shoot her first arrow against Great Britain’s Amy OLIVER in the individual competition, all of India was watching. The venue was the Lord’s cricket ground – a place many Indians know well.
Deepika was then the world number 1 in the recurve category – and as far as India went, one of its few genuine medal hopes. But, on that day, only grim heartbreak awaited her, and the nation. In windy conditions, she failed to hit a single bullseye and went down 2-6 in the first round.
Back in India, the reactions were predictable: She just doesn’t have it. We all forgot that Deepika was just an 18-year-old competing in her first Olympics…
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