In the early days it was rather difficult for the parents to financially support Deepika's dream, often compromising on the family budget to buy her new equipment for her training; as a result, Deepika practised archery using homemade bamboo bows and arrows. Deepika's cousin Vidya Kumari, then an archer residing at Tata Archery Academy, helped her develop her talent.
Deepika made her first breakthrough in 2005 when she entered Arjun Archery Academy, an institute set up by Meera Munda, wife of chief minister of the state Shri. Arjun Munda at Kharsawan. But her professional archery journey begun in the year 2006 when she joined the Tata Archery Academy in Jamshedpur. It was here that she started her training with both the proper equipment as well as a uniform. She also received Rs 500 as a stipend. Deepika returned home once in her first three years there, only after having won the Cadet World Championship title in November 2009.
Deepika become the second Indian to win the title after Palton Hansda won the junior compound competition at the 2006 Archery World Cup in Mérida, Mexico. She won the 11th Youth World Archery Championship held in Ogden, USA in 2009, at the age of fifteen. She also won a gold medal in the same competition in the women's team recurve event.
At the Delhi Commonwealth games 2010, Deepika won two gold medals, one in the individual event and the other in the women's team recurve event. For this, she was honoured with the Outstanding Performance at CWG (Female) Award at the 2010 Sahara Sports Awards ceremony. In May 2012, Deepika Kumari won her first World Cup individual stage recurve gold medal at Antalya, Turkey. She beat Korea's Lee Sung-Jin by six set points to four in the final. Later in 2012, she would go on to become world no. 1 in Women's Recurve Archery.
Career Highlights:
2006
2010
- Gold medals in both the individual and team recurve events of Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India.
- Bronze medal in the team recurve event of the Asian Games at Guangzhou in China.
2011
Deepika made her first breakthrough in 2005 when she entered Arjun Archery Academy, an institute set up by Meera Munda, wife of chief minister of the state Shri. Arjun Munda at Kharsawan. But her professional archery journey begun in the year 2006 when she joined the Tata Archery Academy in Jamshedpur. It was here that she started her training with both the proper equipment as well as a uniform. She also received Rs 500 as a stipend. Deepika returned home once in her first three years there, only after having won the Cadet World Championship title in November 2009.
Deepika become the second Indian to win the title after Palton Hansda won the junior compound competition at the 2006 Archery World Cup in Mérida, Mexico. She won the 11th Youth World Archery Championship held in Ogden, USA in 2009, at the age of fifteen. She also won a gold medal in the same competition in the women's team recurve event.
At the Delhi Commonwealth games 2010, Deepika won two gold medals, one in the individual event and the other in the women's team recurve event. For this, she was honoured with the Outstanding Performance at CWG (Female) Award at the 2010 Sahara Sports Awards ceremony. In May 2012, Deepika Kumari won her first World Cup individual stage recurve gold medal at Antalya, Turkey. She beat Korea's Lee Sung-Jin by six set points to four in the final. Later in 2012, she would go on to become world no. 1 in Women's Recurve Archery.
Career Highlights:
2006
- Gold medal in the individual compound event of the junior World Cup at Merida in Mexico.-Gold medals in both the individual and team recurve events of the 11th Youth World Archery Championship at Ogden in USA.
2010
- Gold medals in both the individual and team recurve events of Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India.- Bronze medal in the team recurve event of the Asian Games at Guangzhou in China.
2011
- Silver medal in the team recurve event of the 46th World Championships at Turin in Italy
- Silver medal in the individual recurve event of the World Cup Stage III at Ogden in USA.
- Gold medal in the team recurve event of the World Cup Stage IV at Shanghai in China.
- Gold medal in the individual recurve event of the World Youth Archery Competition at Legnika, Poland.
2012
- Silver medal in the individual recurve event of the World Cup Stage III at Ogden in USA.
- Gold medal in the team recurve event of the World Cup Stage IV at Shanghai in China.
- Gold medal in the individual recurve event of the World Youth Archery Competition at Legnika, Poland.
2012
- Gold medal in the individual recurve event of the World Cup Stage II at Antalya, Turkey.
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