Komalika Bari, a 17-year-old youth made the country proud by winning a gold medal at the World Archery Youth Championship in Madrid. She is also the third Indian to bag this medal and create history. She defeated Sonoda Waka from Japan in a one-sided final to bag the title of recurve cadet world champion.
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Deepika Kumari won this title in the year 2009. After defeating Sonoda Waka by 7-3, Komalika Bari became the second Indian (under 18) to get this title. “I’m feeling very nice because I won the World Championships. It’s also because of my coaches, they are very important,” she expressed, reports NDTV Sports.
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Sharing her experience of the final shot she said, “I was just breathing very deeply so the tension went away. I told myself ‘be confident, be confident and you will be the champion” reports NDTV Sports.
Creating history, this Jharkhand born archer was appreciated on a global level. Social Media has welcomed her with love and respect, and have also mentioned what an eccentric archer she is.
स्पेन में आयोजित वर्ल्ड यूथ आर्चरी चैंपियनशिप के महिला एकल कैडेट रिकर्व वर्ग में भारत की कोमोलिका बारी ने स्वर्ण पदक जीत लिया। फाइनल में कोमोलिका ने जापान की वाका सोदोका को 7-3 से हरा कैडेट वर्ल्ड चैंपियन बनने का गौरव हासिल किया।कोमोलिका को बहुत बहुत बधाई।देश गौरवान्वित है। pic.twitter.com/4CPzfl2KFZ
— Arjun Munda (@MundaArjun) August 25, 2019
Komalika Bari looks like the epitome of concentration as she won the recurve cadet women's final at the 2019 World Archery Youth Championship.
Creating history at such a young age is a source of inspiration for all youth.#KomalikaBari pic.twitter.com/fbquTHSnST
— Jamyang Tsering Namgyal (@jtnladakh) August 26, 2019
India won a bronze in the compound junior men’s team event and a gold in the compound junior mixed pair event. Komalika Bari is an inspiration worldwide, being able to achieve the world championships title at such a young age. The youth of this country will look up to her and what she has been able to achieve.
Take a look at the last round between Komalika Bari and Sonoda Waka!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdfHxUQr3PY