Sports ministry drops archers Deepika Kumari, Atanu Das from TOPS list

The Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) has decided to not include India's star archers Deepika Kumari and Atanu Das in the Sports ministry's Target Olympic Podium Scheme, also known as TOPS after the duo made a below-par performance in a national ranking tournament.

Sports Ministry in a statement said that considering Deepika and Atanu's below-par performances in the event, MOC decided not to include them in the TOPS list as of now.

Reacting to the latest development Deepika said that TOPS omission would motivate her to come back stronger. While Atanu believed that it is a matter of time we would find the form and get back to where we belong.

Meanwhile, MOC has approved Rs 2.42 lakh for 17-year-old archer Ridhi, who was part of the Indian Women's team that won silver in the Asian Championships in November last year.

Notably, Deepika and her husband Atanu failed to make an impressive performance at Tokyo Olympics.

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