Lucknow, July 1 -- The saying 'a sportsman is born, not made' doesn't apply to 15-year-old compound archer Nishtha Gupta as she was compelled to become a sportsperson by her father Vivek Gupta despite her resistance.

Hailing from Shadipur village in Bijnore, Nishtha enrolled in Mathura Archery Academy in 2019, a move that culminated in her selection to India's squad for the Asian Junior Archery Championships.

Training under former junior national medalist-turned-coach Yogendra Singh Rana, Nishtha steadily progressed through state and national circuits and a third-place result at the SAI trials in Sonepat on Monday secured her place in the sub-junior Indian team along with two others.

"I myself wanted to excel in sport, but financial co...