New Delhi: The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports’ (MYAS) Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) during their 133rd meeting re-inducted archer Deepika Kumari to the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) Development group, to help them prepare for the Los Angeles Olympics, which will take place in the year 2028.
Further, with the Paris Olympics less than 100 days away, MOC decided to re-induct Archer Deepika Kumari to the TOPS Core list. Deepika, who had taken a maternity break, recently made a comeback at has been doing well both at the domestic stage and had also medalled at Asia Cup 2024 earlier this year.
Besides Deepika, Archer Mrinal Chauhan has also been inducted into the TOPS Development group, Archer Pravin Jadhav has been moved from Development to the Core group and Para-Powerlifter Ashok has been inducted into the TOPS Core group.
Earlier on Sunday at the Archery World Cup 2024, star Indian shooter Deepika Kumari earned a silver medal in the women’s individual recurve event by defeating South Korea’s Nam Suhyeon 6-0 in the semifinals. However, she fell short against South Korea’s Lim Sihyeon in the gold medal match.
This was Deepika’s second consecutive medal upon her return to the international tournament after taking a break
Archer Deepika Kumari re-inducted in TOPS in preparation for LA Olympics in 2028
