India, Feb. 7 -- Deepika Kumari is eager to return to the drawing board for the Olympic cycle. An Olympic medal has eluded her but despite repeated setbacks, India's most decorated archer has not given up on her ambition.

Two months after yet another unsuccessful Olympics campaign in Paris -- where she bowed out in the quarter-finals of individual round -- Deepika was taking aim at the World Cup Final in Tlaxcala, Mexico, and won a silver medal. Then, she reclaimed the recurve national title in December, beating Paris teammate Ankita Bhakat. On Thursday, she won the National Games gold in Dehradun, overcoming a strong challenge from the upcoming talent, Bihar's Anshika Kumari 6-4.

In every competition -- big or small -- Deepika says she...