India at Tokyo Olympics: Heartbreak for world no. 1 archer Deepika as she crashes out in quarters

Xtra Time Web Desk: World number one archer Deepika Kumari’s hopes of an Olympic medal was dashed as she lost to top seed An San of Korea in straight sets in the quarterfinals on Friday. Deepika was off colour as she misfired four 7s. An San on the other hand was in her dominating best as she wrapped up the women’s individual match 6-0 in less than six minutes.

For the three-time Olympian Deepika, this was yet another heartbreaking outing at the Games. In the 2016 Rio Olympics, she had lost in the pre-quarterfinals, while at her maiden Olympics in London, where she had gone as a number one ranked player, she had crashed out in the opening round.

Earlier in her last-16 match, Deepika held her nerves to pip 2017 world champion Ksenia Perova of the Russian Olympic Committee in a thrilling one-arrow shoot-off to seal a 6-5 (10-7) win.

Locked 5-5 after the regulation five-setter, the 27-year-old Indian delivered a perfect 10, hitting the bull’s eye, to topple the team silver medallist at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Starting off the one-arrow shoot-off, the Russian crumbled under pressure as she misfired a 7 as a composed Deepika finished it off in style.

Deepika’s husband Atanu Das is the only Indian left in contention for a medal as he made the pre-quarterfinals on Thursday with a stunning shoot-off win over two-time Olympic champion Oh Jin Hyek. Das will face home favourite Takaharu Furukawa, an individual silver medallist at the 2012 Olympics and a team bronze winner.

Courtesy: PTI

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By: XtraTime
Title: India at Tokyo Olympics: Heartbreak for world no. 1 archer Deepika as she crashes out in quarters
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Published Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2021 06:45:38 +0000

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