Deepika Kumari maintained India’s hopes for the first Olympic medal in archery life by making pre-quarter-finals of the individual category of women in Tokyo on Wednesday.
In what can turn into the perfect scenario for India, Deepika Husband Uran will join him in the dream of this podium on Thursday, when the Kolkata man opened an individual campaign against Deng Yucheng from China Taipei in round 64.
However, the watershed ‘TEAM TARUNDEEP DAS Rai and Pravin Jadhav made the exit of the second round on Wednesday.
Even though Jharkhand Girl Deepika has an easy opening round, past Karma Bhutan 6-0 almost without sweating, the value does not go to the target when he only manages 26, 26 and 27 points in a three-set contest.
Although it almost has no pressure on the world No.
193 opponents, Kumari only manages one 10 in nine shots.
Karma, Bhutan flag carrier at the opening ceremony, also hit one 10 but ended with a score below 23, 23 and 24 in three sets to go down giant.
Deepika, World Women’s Archer No.
1, Improving his appearance in the next round, overcoming the battle of US teenagers Jennifer Mucino-Fernandez 6-4 at the Yumenoshima Park floodlit.
Deepika once again made a bad start with a score of 7, 9, 9 to lose the first set 26-25.
However, he rose back firmly with two consecutive 10 to take the second set 28-25.
He keeps the momentum go, open the third set with the other 10 and ends by printing 27, which is two good points more than rivals.
But he could not seal the match in the next set, hit a bad six which allowed an 18-year-old American to win 25-24 and tie the score at 4-4.
However, it was Fernandez who failed to impose a bond after he managed nine nine in his last arrow, when 10 could match the score.
The 27-year-old India was again below par, hitting two hours 9 and 8.
The debutant Olympics Jadhav showed a promise in knocking down the world No.
2 Galsan Bazarzhapov Russian Olympic Committee 6-0 in his opening round, only to run into the world.
1 Brady Ellison in the second round.
Apart from America is not in the best form, Jhadav is lost in a straight set 0-6.
Nashik’s archer failed to take advantage of his chances after Ellison hit two 9 and one 8 to score 26 ordinary points in the third set.
But Jhadav ended with 23 with only two 8s and one seven.
He lost the first two sets with just one point, down 27-28 and 26-27.
His senior colleague was Tarundeep Rai showed a good shape when he banged to defeat the olseki hunbin of Ukraine in the opening round.
Rai returns from 2-4 to the bottom to win it 6-4.
But he failed to keep the momentum against Shanny from Israel to go down in tight shots.
Rai made a slow start, lost the first set 24-28, but he recovered to win the second 27-26 and bind the third 27-27.
He took a 5-3 advantage in the fourth set but lost the fifth 27-28 by hitting all 9 while his rival found two 10s.
Shanny, Israeli’s first Olympic archer, showed the steel nerve when he crashed 10 on the shooting to win