Deepika falters, husband Das returns after year; compound star Verma out of top-4

Former world number one Deepika Kumari who was making a comeback after her maternity break on Monday failed to make the Indian team for the Asian Games World Cup and World Championships slated later this yearThe multiple World Cup gold medallist who finished seventh in the first phase of the trials in Kolkata last month ended outside top eight in the womens recurve event to miss the cut in the final leg of the threeday trials which concluded at the SAI Sonipat hereOn a day of upsets reigning junior and former cadet world champion Komalika Bari and former national champion Ridhi Phor also finished outside the topeight which will be split into two teams for the six big events lined up this year Asian Games four stages of the World Cup and the World ChampionshipsBhajan Kaur Aditi Jaiswal Ankita Bhakat and Simranjeet Kaur completed the top four who will compete in all the premier tournaments this yearAlso Read Archer couple Atanu Das Deepika Kumari visit World trade Center in New York see photosJoy for Atanu Das returns after a yearThere was joy for Deepikas husband Atanu Das as the India number one was back in the team after more than one yearLast year Das failed to make the cut in the same trials which delayed his comeback Das last played for India in the Tokyo OlympicsThe twotime Olympian finished second behind Army man Dhiraj B while old warhorse Tarundeep Rai and youngster NeerajChauhan completed the topfourTushar Shelke Mrinal Chauhan veteran World Cup medallist Jayanta Talukdar and Indrajit Swami finished between five and eightCompound ace Verma out of firstchoice teamThere was an upset of sorts in the compound section with multiple World Cup gold medallist Abhishek Verma finishing outside topfourThe 33yearold Verma who is world number nine finished fifth which means he would not make it to the first choice teamIn case of nonperformance the archers who finished between No 5 and 8 will get a chance Indian archery high performance director Sanjeeva Singh told PTIDeepika however still can make a comeback for her fourth successive Olympics from an open trial for Paris 2024 slated in January next yearThe door is not closed on her yet she can compete in the open trials in January in her bid for an Olympic comeback Singh saidWe are really happy with the outcome especially the success of juniors is overwhelming All teams have a nice 5050 blend of youth and experience Its the way forward for Indian archeryIf the rescheduled Asian Games in Hangzhou does not take place this year then the national federation will hold a fresh trial for the Asian Championships in the same window of OctoberNovember he addedThe outdoor archery calendar begins with the first World Cup in Antalya from April 1823 Shanghai and Medellin will be the hosts for the second May 1621 and third stages June 1318 of the World CupThe World Championships are slated in Berlin from July 31August 6 offering quota places for the Paris Olympics The rescheduled Asian Games are to be held from September 23 in HangzhouIndian TeamsRecure Men 1 Bommadevara SSCB 2 Atanu Das PSPB 3 Tarundeep Rai SSCB 4 Neeraj Chauhan AIPSCB 5 Tushar Shelke AIPSCB 6 Mrinal Chauhan Jharkhand 7 Jayanta Talukdar Jharkhand 8 Indrachand Swami PunjabRecurve Women 1 Bhajan Kaur Haryana 2 Aditi Jaiswal Bengal 3 Ankita Bhakat Jharkhand 4 Simranjeet Kaur Punjab 5 Madhu Vedwan RSPB 6 Sangeeta Haryana 7 Tanisha Verma Punjab 8 Prachi Singh RajasthanCompound Men 1 Prathamesh Jawkar Maharashtra 2 Rajat Chauhan Rajasthan 3 Ojas Deotale Maharashtra 4 Rishabh Yadav Haryana 5 Abhishek Verma Delhi 6 Amit SSCB 7 Harsh Borate Maharashtra 8 Kushal Dalal HaryanaCompound Women 1 Avneet Kaur Punjab 2 Jyothi Surekha Vennam 3 Aditi SWami Maharahstra 4 Sakshi Chaudhary UP 5 Pragati Delhi 6 Raginee Marko MP 7 Parneet Kaur Punjab 8 Taniparthi Chikitha TelenganaThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever