Tokyo: Archer Indian compounds Rakesh Kumar fired a career of 699 points from the possibility of 720 to reach third place in the opening round of men from the Paralympic match here on Friday.
In the open category of Men Recurve, 2019 the winner of the Asian Championship Chikara Vivek finished in Top-10.
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11 Kumar, who won an individual gold medal in the first world ranking tournament in Dubai earlier this year, almost missed his second position to Iran Ramezan Bianii which also numbered 699 but was placed higher than India for photographing more center (X).
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Another Indian in Fray, Shyam Sundar Swami completed 21 which was low with 682 points.
Both Indians are seeded directly to the second round in lottery 64.
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22 Jyoti Baliyan, who is the only member of Indian women who qualified for Paralympics, secured the 15th place in an open event.
The silver silver fireplace team in the Asian championship in 2019, Jyoti shot 671 points.
He and Kumar ranked sixth in the open pair of compound mixed pairs.
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In the open category of recurve men, Chikara finished in the top 10 after photographing 609 points, ahead of the 2018 the Asian Games Champion Harvinder Singh who qualified as the 21st seed.
Chikara shot 20 Perfect 10s and 2 Xs in the 72 arrows, while Singh ended with 600 points to exit the top-20.
Open events combine W2 classes (wheelchairs 2) and ST (standing).
Athletes who have disturbances in the legs and use wheelchairs or have balance disorders and shooting stands or resting on feces can compete in the open category.
In the monitoring, the use of auxiliary equipment or assistants is permitted depending on interference, while various techniques can be used, including attracting bows with mouth.
Paralympics: Third Rakesh, Vivek in Top-10 in Archery Ranking
