Deepika Kumari relisted in TOPS core group after her silver medal in Archery World Cup

Former world number one archer Deepika Kumari, who won a silver medal in the recent Archery World Cup in Shanghai, has been re-inducted into the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS). The Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) has taken this decision by keeping the Paris Olympics 2024 in mind.

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In addition, Deepika Kumari also reclaimed her India No. 1 spot. Deepika jumped 100 places up to claim the spot as she re-entered the top 40 in the world rankings. 

Deepika, who was out of the entire season last year after becoming a mother in December 2022, has recently made a comeback. She is playing well at domestic as well as international level. Three-time Olympian recurve archer Deepika Kumari also won a medal in the Asia Cup this year.

Deepika won the silver medal in the Archery World Cup 

On Sunday, the 29-year-old archer finished with a silver medal in the women's individual recurve event at the 2024 Archery World Cup Stage 1 after losing to world number two Korean Lim Si-hyeon in the bout. 

Apart from Deepika Kumari, archer Mrinal Chauhan has also been included in the TOPS Development Group, while Pravin Jadhav has moved from Development to the Core Group. Apart from this, para-powerlifter Ashok has also been included in the TOPS core group.

So far, only Dhiraj Bommadevara has been able to qualify for the Paris Olympics in the men's individual category. The final qualifying tournament will be held in Antalya, Turkey on June 15 and 16. 

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The preparation for the Olympics 2028 has already started

In October 2023, the LA2028 Organizing Committee accepted squash for inclusion in the 2028 edition of the Games in Los Angeles. So, the Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) in its 133rd meeting has also placed squash players Anahat Singh, Abhay Singh and Velavan Senthilkumar in the TOPS Development Group so that they can prepare for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.