ARCHERY | World Cup Final title will give Dhiraj confidence in Asian Games: Dola Banerjee
Former archery champion Dola Banerjee praised B. Dhiraj for his recent World Cup Final victory in Mexico. She believes this win provides essential confidence for the upcoming Asian Games, where India aims to improve its medal tally.
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Dola Banerjee, the first Indian to land a gold in the prestigious Archery World Cup Final (WCF) in 2007, is delighted to welcome current WCF recurve men’s champion B. Dhiraj to the exclusive club.
Dola feels that the title in Saltillo, Mexico, will give Dhiraj the confidence in the upcoming Asian Games.
“I saw his matches late in the night and liked the way he shot confidently. He was solid in (the three) one-on-one matches and held his nerve to shoot a 10 in the crucial tie-breaker in the final,” Dola told The Hindu .
“It has been 19 years since I won the WCF gold. It feels as if it happened recently.”
Dola appreciated the fact that despite the jet lag Dhiraj got past three experienced archers, Turkey’s Berkim Tumer 7-1, France’s Jean-Charles Valladont 7-1 and Japan’s Nakanishi Junya 6-5 (shoot-off: 10-9), on his way to claim the title.
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