For almost a decade and a half, Kumari has carried the hopes of billions of fans as they await India’s first archery medal at the Olympics. And she succumbed to it in the previous occasions.
At Invalides, it’s been a challenging start for India as well with both the men’s and women’s team’s early exit. For the women comprising Kumari and Olympic debutants Bhajan Kaur and Ankita Bhakat, it was a shocking early exit after seeding fourth.
A lot of negatives comments and trolling also followed on social media in the aftermath.
But Kumari remains unmoved and was focused on the job at hand.
“It doesn’t matter anymore,” she says. “I am trying to stay calm and perform in attack mode till the last arrow.”
“I’m going to focus only on myself and my performance,” adds the 30-year-old, as she competes in her fourth Olympics in Paris.
Kumari seems stronger, psychologically, having overcome the hard time she had after becoming a mother.
First with preparing her body physically – to be stronger and fitter – and then mentally – to keep away all doubts and distractions of being away from her daughter – and get ready for bigger challenges.
“I returned after 21 days of my delivery,” she explains. It was my husband Atanu (former archer Das) and my in-laws who supported me all this while.”
“I felt I will become mad if I sit at home, I was so stubborn to be back in training.”
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