Won't retire until I get Olympics Medal : Deepika Kumari
With a bunch of promising young talents like Tamanna, Avani, Manjiri knocking on the door and Simranjeet Kaur and Komolika Bari almost putting their foot in the national set up, it is a fair call by Deepika Kumari.
If you go by other teams, there is an element of experience often present in the team composition with archers in the age range of 35-40 not being a surprise.
The selection trials are an open process. If one has the talent and that extra punch in her, she is most welcome to oust any of Deepika, Bhajan or Ankita from the team and cement their place in the national setup.
That being said, the nexus with regional coaches and archers getting favours from the federation president's state (Jharkhand) is not appreciable. Foreign coaches should be brought in for the knowledge transfer of modern skills,tactics and strategies of the game.
Last but not the least, handling pressure and mental conditioning needs is a necessity as is evident from the frequent 6s, 7s hits from the archers in the current Paris Olympics.