April 12, 2026 12:01 am (IST)
Archery: Deepika equals world record in recurve event
Shanghai, Apr 27 (IBNS): Adding more glory to her cap, Indian archer Deepika Kumari on Wednesday equalled World record in woman’s recurve event during the Archery World Cup in Shanghai.
Deepika scored 686/720.
She equaled world-record score of 686/720 which was earlier set by archer Ki Bo-Bae of South Korea.
The Indian archer has already qualified for the upcoming Rio Olympics.
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