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Once rejected for poor health, how farmer’s daughter Kirti grabbed Asian Games archery glory

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Once Rejected For Poor Health, How Farmer’s Daughter Kirti Grabbed Asian Games Archery Glory

By IANS News October 04, 2026 • 11:02 AM View: 140

Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park: Indian triumph at the women’s recurve team event at the Asian Games also has a Haryana connection, in the form of Kirti Sharma. Born in a farming family among the patriarchal milieu of rural Haryana, Kirti had to battle a host of obstacles to travel from the nondescript village of Ritauli to Asian Games glory.

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