How Sharvari Shende Made Her Mark In The World Of Archery With Medal In World Archery Youth Championships?

Hyderabad: Young Indian archer Sharvari Shende recently became the third Indian woman to win U-18 recurve gold in the World Archery Youth Championships held in Winnipeg, Canada. However, her journey to the top of the podium hasn't been easy, and she achieved the feat after working constantly to fulfil her dream of becoming the world champion. Rigorous training sessions with coach Kunal Taware, immense support from family members, and a determination to succeed sum up her journey of winning the gold at the global level. The 16-year-old, who hails from Pimpri-Chinchwad in Pune, received a grand welcome after her victory. Challenges like a delay in flight due to a strike at the Canadian Airport didn't deter her from succeeding at a global stage. Challenges even before the start of the competition Archer Sharvari revealed that their flight got cancelled while going for the competition, and the bunch of players have to stay at the airport for four days. "It feels great, I have been practising for the last two years to achieve success. I always intended that I wanted to become the world champion and make the country proud. Today, that dream has come true. While going to Canada for this competition, our journey was very difficult due to the strike at the Canadian airport. We have to stay at the airport for four days for this journey," she said while speaking to ETV Bharat. "As we experienced such challenges in our journey, we have to participate in this competition under great pressure. Since we were facing those difficulties, we informed them to the organisers of the competition. They provided valuable cooperation and organised our matches later. The joy of winning the gold medal for India has made me forget about the challenges we faced in the journey. Pratik also spoke to the media and expressed his gratitude to the coach, parents and other archery colleagues for the success achieved.