Sumangala Sharma

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Sumangala Sharma (born 30 December 1986) is an athlete from India. She competes in archery. [1] [2]

Sharma represented India at the 2004 Summer Olympics. [3] She placed 20th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 638. In the first round of elimination, she faced 45th-ranked Chen Li Ju of Chinese Taipei. Sharma defeated Chen, winning 142-133 in the 18-arrow match to advance to the round of 32. In that round, she faced Kirstin Jean Lewis of South Africa, losing to the 52nd-ranked archer 157-153 in the regulation 18 arrows. Bolotova finished 24th in women's individual archery.

Sharma was also a member of the 8th-place Indian women's archery team.

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References

  1. "Ready, Aim, Aspire..." India Today. 9 August 2004. Archived from the original on 6 December 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
  2. "Sumangala Sharma". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
  3. "Indian women lose narrowly". The Hindu . 21 August 2004. Archived from the original on 24 August 2004. Retrieved 6 February 2010.