Olympian: Laishram Bombayla Devi – Archery

Manipur at 2012 London Olympics > Laishram Bombayla Devi – Archery

Profile by:  Wahengbam Rorrkychand

 

Name:Laishram Bombayla Devi

Born: February 22, 1985 age 27)
Place of birth:   Khurai Khongnang Makhong,kImphal East, Manipur
Weight: 59 kg
Father’s Name: Laishram Manglem Singh
Mother’s Name: Laishram Ongbi M Jamini Devi
Present Coach: Limba Ram, Ravi Shankar
2012 Olympics sport: Archery
2012 Olympics event date: N/A

 

Laishram Bombayla Devi represented India at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the women’s individual as well as team Archery events. She also became the first woman to qualify for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games after a brilliant performance at the 2007 World Archery Championship at Leipzip in Germany.

“My mother is my motivation as she herself was an archer.”

Laishram Bombayla Devi started archery in her childhood, fascinated by the sport. In fact, sports was a family tradition. She was encouraged by her mother M. Jamini Devi,who was a state archery coach and her father, Manglem Singh a state handball coach.

 

Laishram Bombayla Devi. Photo courtesy: Yogesh Pandagre

“Qualifying for the Olympics mean a lot to me as it gives me another shot at an Olympic medal..n I will practice hard to fulfill my dream and expectations of my country by winning an Olympic medal. Pray for me!”

London will be the first Olympics for four out six archers, which means India will have a mix of experience and exuberance. The onus will be on Rai and Bombayla Devi, who have participated in the Olympics before.

Laishram Bombayla Devi – National Record

Sl No	Event	Venue	Year	Medal
1	The 42nd national School Games	Meghalaya	1997	Team silver
2	The 18th Sub- junior and 20th Junior National Archery Championship	Chandigarh	1998	Participated
3	24th Junior national Archery Championship	Delhi University Sport Complex	2002	Participated
4	32nd national Games, 2002	Hyderabad and Vishakhapatnam	2002	Participated
5	24th Senior National Archery Championship	Jamshedpur (Jharkhand)	2004	50 meters-gold Overall-Bronze Team Event- Bronze
6	All India Inter-University Tournament	Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)	2005	50 meters- Bronze Overall individual- Silver
7	25th Senior National Archery, Championship	Kerala	2005	Participated
8	26th Senior National Championship	Kolkata	28th Jan to 2nd Feb 2006	60 Meters- Bronze Individual Championship- Gold
9	27th Senior National Championship	Vijayawada, (Andhra Pradesh)	2007	Team- Gold
10	28th Senior National Championship	Jamshedpur (Jharkhand)	2008	Team- Gold Individual- Gold
11	29th Senior National Championship	Pune (Maharashtra)	2009	70 Meters- Gold 50 Meters- Gold
12	30th Senior National Championship	Guwahati (Assam)	2010	30 Meter- Silver Individual- Silver Team-Bronze

 

L!ishram Bombayla Devi – International Record

Sl No	Event	Venue	Year	Medal
1	1st Asian Archery Championship	Dhaka	8th to 11 Feb. 2006	Individul championship- Bronze Team Event-Gold
2	1st World Cup Archery	Korea	1stto 6th April 2007	Participated
3	3rd World Cup Archery	Turkey	7th to 15th July2007	Participated
4	44th World Archery Championship	Leipzig, (German)		Participated and Qualified Individual Beijing Olympic 2008 and Team
5	4th World Cup Archery	Dover (London)	31 July to 5th August 2007	Team- Bronze
6	International Archery Challenge Cup	London	6th August 2007	Gold
7	15th Asian Championship	China	16th to 20 Sept. 2007	Team- Bronze
8	3rd Asian Grand Prix	Isfahan (Iran)	20th to 26 Oct. 2007	Individual- Gold Team- Gold
9	1st world Cup Archery	Croatia	1st Week April 2008	Participated
10	6th World Cup Archery	Turkey	27th-30th May 2008	Participated
11	29th Summer Olympic	Beijing (China)	8th to 24 August 2008	Lost in Quarterfinal (Team Event)
12	FITA Seminar	Bangkok (Thailand)	2008	Participated
13	1st World Cup Archery	Santo Domingo	1st to 5th April 2008	Ranking- 5
14	2nd World Cup Archery	Croatia	4th to 9th May 2008	Participated
15	1st Archery World Cup	Santo Domingo (USA)	31st March to 5th April 2009	Participated
16	2nd World Cup Archery	Croatia	4th to 9th May 2009	Ranking- 3 (May 2010)
17	3rd World Cup Archery	Antalya (Turkey)	2nd to 7th June 2009	Team- Bronze Team , Ranking-5
18	5th Asian Circuit Archery Meet	Dhaka (Bangladesh)	21st to 25th Oct. 2009	Individual- Bronze Team- Gold
19	1st Asian Grand Prix	Bangkok (Thailand)	Feb. 2010	Team- Gold
20	South Asian Game	Bangladesh	Feb. 2010	Individual- Silver Team- Gold
21	Commonwealth Games Test Event	Delhi	5ht to 12 March 2010	Tea- Gold
22	1st World Cup Archery	Croatia	May 2010	Participated, Ranking- 5
23	2nd World Cup Archery	Turkey	June 2010	Ranking- 9, Lost Pre-Quarter Final (Individual)
24	3rd World Cup Archery	Ogden	3rd to 8th August 2010	Team- Silver (Qualified World Championship)
25	XIX CWG	Delhi	3rd to 7th Oct. 2010	Team- Gold
26	XVI Asian Games	Guangzhou (China)	12th to 27th Nov. 2010	Participated, Team- Bronze
27	1st World Cup	Croatia	2nd to 7th May 2011	Participated
28	2nd World Cup	Turkey	6th to 12th June 2012	Team- Bronze
29	46th World Championship	Turin (Italy)	3rd to 10th July 2011	Team- Silver (qualified for the 30th Olympic Games London 2012)
30	3rd World Cup	Ogden	2nd to 6th August 2011	Team- Silver
31	4th World Cup	Shanghai (China)	5th to 10th Sept. 2011	Team- Gold
32	17th Asian Archery Championship	Iran	18th to 24th Oct. 2011	Team- Bronze
33	1st Asian Grand Prix	Bangkok (Thailand)	16th to 21st Feb. 2012	Team- Silver, Mix Team- Gold

* Record Courtesy : Manipur Olympic Association

*Special Thanks to  Manas Maisnam for drawing  the  Manipuri  Olympians – 2012 for KanglaOnline.com

 

References:

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• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laishram_Bombayla_Devi
• http:e2F/mittalchampionstrust.com/wordpress/?page_id=134 (profile)
• http://tinyurl.com/6pgmrfz (ISN – photo, article, quotes)
• %sCspan style=”color: #888888;”>http://mittalchampionstrust.com/wordpress/?p=1501 (quotes)
• http://tinyurl.com/6lh7d9ok(Times of India – photo, article)
• https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/8gqOwGG23Y8xnp4xDPHoDA (photo)