Gautam Gambhir Issues Clarification After World No.1 Deepika Kumari Raises Concern Over Archery Ground At Yamuna Sports Complex

In the recent Archery World Cup, Deepika Kumari won three gold medals, including one with Atanu Das in the recurve mixed team event.

Photo: Gautam Gambhir / Instagram

Former Indian cricket team's star opener and present BJP MP Gautam Gambhir took to Twitter on Thursday to issue clarification over a tweet shared by him which raised concerns over Delhi's Yamuna Sports Complex Archery ground. Gambhir had posted a video which raised concerns among top archers like Atanu Das and Deepika Kumari. 

"East Delhi ready for Pro Cricket!" Gambhir had earlier tweeted while posting a video of the cricket ground. Both Atanu Das and Deepika Kumari, who will be representing India in Tokyo Olympics, pleaded with Gambhir not to convert the archery ground into a cricket stadium, stating that it is "the best archery ground in Asia".

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"To set the record straight. Yamuna Sports Ground has not been converted but only upgraded. Archery & other sports will continue like before," Gambhir tweeted on Thursday.

"Being a sportsman myself, will never let anything hamper the growth of any sportsman!," he added.

"I became Deepika in this ground in 2010 Commonwealth Games. Please do not make this Archery Ground to a Cricket Ground. This is the one of the best Archery Ground in Asia. International Archery tournaments can be happen here," Deepika Kumari had tweeted, responding to Gambhir's original tweet.

"Please do not make this Archery Ground to a Cricket Ground. We have very few good grounds and this is one of the best Archery ground in Asia. 2010 Commonwealth Games Happened here. Where Should We archers go?" Atanu Das, Kumari's husband, had written.

In the recent Archery World Cup, Deepika Kumari won three gold medals, including one with Atanu Das in the recurve mixed team event.