India, May 20 -- Kirti Sharma is currently in a bit of a pinch-me mode.

"I'm still finding it a bit difficult to believe what I've done," she says. "I knew that I had it in me to reach this level. But the fact that I'm going to compete at such a big stage, I've been buzzing."

That was when it dawned on the 19-year-old from Haryana that she had topped the women's recurve trials for selecting the Indian contingent for the Asian Games and World Cup Stages 3&4. From not having beaten Ankita Bhakat ever before, Kirti went past the Paris Olympian as well as Deepika Kumari, a four-time Olympian, at the end of the four-day trials on Monday.

From having sporadic appearances in just three international events before, Kirti is set to feature in h...