Indian archer Deepika Kumari has achieved a rare record in the ongoing Archery World Cup in Shanghai . She has equaled the world record in the woman's recurve event by scoring 686 points out of a maximum of 720.With this the 21 year old equals the record-breaking score of 686/720 set by South Korean archer Ki Bo-Bae in 2015.
Deepika had won silver medals 2011, 2012 and 2013 in the individual events. She also won gold in both the individual and the team recurve events at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.She has already qualified for the Rio Olympics with her performance at the Copenhagen World Championships last year.The Government of India awarded her the civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 2016.
Deepika had won silver medals 2011, 2012 and 2013 in the individual events. She also won gold in both the individual and the team recurve events at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.She has already qualified for the Rio Olympics with her performance at the Copenhagen World Championships last year.The Government of India awarded her the civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 2016.