Tokyo: World number one Deepika Kumari defeated the Ksenia Perova world champion from the Russian Olympic Committee in a thrilling shooting to advance to the individual quarter-finals of the Tokyo Olympics on Friday.
Locked 5-5 After the five setter rules, the 27-year-old Indian was holding his nerves in the shooting to give the perfect 10, hit the eyes of the bull, to drop Russia, a silver medalist in Rio 2016 in Rio 2016 in Rio 2016 Olympics.
Starting from the shooting of one-arrow, Russia was destroyed under pressure when he sanctified seven while the deepics compiled sealed the problem 6-5 (10-7) without a commotion.
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Deepika Kumari entered the quarter-finals.
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Indians will meet Korea San in the quarter-finals.
San has won two gold medals in Tokyo in the women’s team and mixed team program.
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