Chikitha Taniparthi's Asian Games debut was built on a sacrifice made long before she won her first gold medal. Her father Srinvasa Rao sold the family's rice harvester to fund her archery training, backing a daughter who had started out in karate.

A promising Indian archer Chikitha Taniparthi credits her father's decision to switch from karate to archery, guiding her to Asian Games golds.