Senior archers were largely ineffective as Jadhav was the best among the Tokyo-returned trio finishing with 669 points to take the fourth spot while World Cup gold medalist Atanu Das came a lowly eighth and seniormost Army archery Rai narrowly made the cut finishing 15th.
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.
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.
Manu Bhaker, Rahi Sarnobat, Deepika Kumari and PV Sindhu headline India's exciting Day 7 at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
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.
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.
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.
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.
World No. 1 women;'s recurve archer Deepika Kumari grabbed the ninth spot in the Tokyo Olympics Ranking Round as South Korean archers set the tone by surpassing the Olympic record on Friday to grab the top spot in Tokyo.
Indian archers are set to begin their Tokyo Games campaign with the rankings round. The quartet of Deepika Kumari, Atanu Das, Tarundeep Rai and Pravin Jadhav entered the mega-event with renewed hopes of winning the country's first Olympic medal in the sport.
Deepika thought to take up archery and follow the footsteps of her cousin to reduce the financial burden of her father, an autorickshaw driver and mother who used to work as a nurse.
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