Coming into the 6th Khelo India Youth Games, Shubham had neither faced this level of competition nor witnessed such large-scale arrangements earlier. But nothing deterred him from winning only the second gold medal of the Games for Bihar, in the boys' recurve category.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The performance may have surprised many at the archery range on a hot, windy afternoon at the Nehru Park Sports Complex in Chennai, but not Shubham himself.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI had come determined to win a gold at this Khelo India Youth Games and I have achieved that,\u201d a delighted Shubham said. \u201cMy initial shooting wasn\u2019t that great, I was placed 11th (in qualifying) but I thought that I will come back the next day and do much better, no matter how windy it was.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI got to learn a lot here. It was very windy and you had to be really careful. I had not faced this level of competition and this kind of wind earlier,\u201d he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Shubham\u2019s achievement becomes even bigger when you consider that he took up archery only three years ago, and started with recurve a year-and-a-half back. \u201cI played in Indian bow category for two years but did not get a medal. Then I took up recurve and after several ups and downs in performance, I have reached this level,\u201d he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Although he was in favour of his son\u2019s sporting dream, Shubham\u2019s businessman father was hesitant to spend the stiff sum of Rs 3.5 lakh required for his recurve equipment.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
But his maternal aunt\u2019s husband, a shooting medallist, convinced his father to invest in the equipment as his son was talented.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The 10th standard student trains under coach Neeraj Kumar Singh at a small archery academy situated in a private multi-sport venue in Arrah. \u201cThere is space for only five targets and there is a boundary wall on one side, so you don\u2019t get the feel of the wind too.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
It is far from the ideal set-up, but Shubham is used to bumps on the road. \u201cYou need patience in this game, and also to handle various types of constraints. If you can do that, you will go far,\u201d he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"I am sure that I will bring an international medal soon,\" he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/kiyg-bihars-shubham-overcomes-inexperience-wind-to-win-recurve-archery-gold.jpg", "alt_img": "KIYG: Bihar's Shubham overcomes inexperience, wind to win recurve archery gold", "alt_title": "KIYG: Bihar's Shubham overcomes inexperience, wind to win recurve archery gold ", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "KIYG: Bihar's Shubham Overcomes Inexperience, Wind To Win Recurve Archery Gold On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "KIYG: Bihar's Shubham Overcomes Inexperience, Wind To Win Recurve Archery Gold, Khelo India Youth Games: Last month, Shubham Kumar made an arduous 30-hour train journey in the general compartment from his.", "seo_keywords": "Shubham Kumar, School Games Federation, Khelo India Youth Games, Nehru Park Sports Complex, Neeraj Kumar Singh", "tag": "", "tagging": "Shubham Kumar, School Games Federation, Khelo India Youth Games, Nehru Park Sports Complex, Neeraj Kumar Singh", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "kiyg-bihars-shubham-overcomes-inexperience-wind-to-win-recurve-archery-gold", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "641", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "0", "created": "2024-01-31 14:40:03", "updated": "2024-01-31 14:40:03", "img_from": "Image Source: IANS", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "Shubham Kumar, School Games Federation, Khelo India Youth Games, Nehru Park Sports Complex, Neeraj Kumar Singh", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "1", "google_feed": "1", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "23", "jio_date": "2024-01-31 14:40:03", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "0", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "sports_name": "others", "cnmid": "859662", "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/sports-news\/kiyg-bihars-shubham-overcomes-inexperience-wind-to-win-recurve-archery-gold-12786" }