World Cup Final: Deepika, Atanu lose bronze medal clashes; India return empty-handed
Other Sports | October 01, 2021 11:41 ISTIn the absence of an Indian recurve coach, the couple struggled under cold and overcast conditions here on Friday.
In the absence of an Indian recurve coach, the couple struggled under cold and overcast conditions here on Friday.
The two-day showpiece competition will also mark the return of the duo that failed to make the cut to the Indian senior team for the just-concluded World Championships at the same venue.
Deepika said she has understood that instead of running after the medals, they need to work on 'enjoying the moment' at the Olympics, something they lack.
For the three-time Olympian Deepika, this was yet another heartbreaking outing at the Games.
PV Sindhu, Deepika Kumari and Pooja Rani were positives for the Indian contingent at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Day 5 which had no medal rounds involving. The Indian women's hockey team however suffered their third straight loss.
World No.1 Deepika Kumari, India's medal hope in archery at the Tokyo Olympics, brushed aside Ksenia Perova of the Russian Olympic Committee to book a place in the quarter-finals of the quadrennial showpiece event.
In a stirring Round of 16 clash at the Yumenoshima Park Archery Field on Friday, Deepika shot 10 in the shoot-off to make it to the quarters. She registered a 6-5 win over the Russian.
Manu Bhaker, Rahi Sarnobat, Deepika Kumari and PV Sindhu headline India's exciting Day 7 at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Deepika was seen shouting from the gallery to cheer her husband who came from being 2-4 down to win in the shoot-off.
It was, in a nutshell, another mixed day for the country which is waiting for its second medal after the spectacular silver by weightlifter Mirabai Chanu on the opening day of competitions.
It was, in a nutshell, another mixed day for the country which is waiting for its second medal after the spectacular silver by weightlifter Mirabai Chanu on the opening day of competitions.
Deepika on Wednesday survived some jittery moments to overcome US teenager Jennifer Mucino-Fernandez 6-4 to keep Indian hopes alive on a day when Tarundeep Rai and Pravin Jadhav exited.
On a day her teammates Tarundeep Rai and Pravin Jadhav made second round exits, Deepika seemed to feel the pressure initially as she started off hitting the red-zone, capping a poor seven at the floodlit Yumenoshima Park.
Deepika and Jadhav, who were playing together at the International level for the first time, lost 2-6 to formidable South Korea who eventually won the gold medal.
India enjoyed a perfect start to their archery campaign at the Olympics on Saturday as the mixed duo of Deepika Kumari and Pravin Jadhav came back from behind to knock out Chinese Taipei and book a quarterfinal berth at Tokyo Olympics.
India's mixed team duo of Deepika Kumari and Pravin Jadhav has reached the quarterfinals of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
AAI opted for Pravin as Deepika's partner over World No. 9 archer and Deepika's husband Atanu Das for the mixed team event based on form.
The mixed pair competition, which will make its Games debut here on Saturday, is seen as India's best medal hope in archery where the country is yet to win an Olympic medal.
After Pravin Jadhav outperformed Atanu Das in the men's archery ranking round by three points, Archery Association will now hold a meeting to decide whom to pair with Deepika in the Mixed team.
Deepika finished ninth in the women's ranking round and will face Bhutan's Karma in the opening round of the individual event.
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