![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Honestly I don't want to be highlighted but it just happens," she said.ĭeepika, who qualified as ninth seed, had an easy first round draw against world no 193 Karma but there too she struggled to get her best scores and shot a solitary 10 in a three-setter.Īgainst the US debutant Jennifer, Deepika shot in the red-circle four times and misfired a 6 but only to survive in a low-scoring affair. Every time before the Olympics, I win something to be in the limelight. I don't know what's there in store for me. " Meri kismat hi kharab hai (I guess it's my bad luck). 1, who slipped to 35th place in the ranking, begins his campaign against Deng Yu-Cheng of Chinese Taipei in his opening round of 64 match on Thursday.Įarlier, Deepika sailed into the second round with an easy 6-0 win over lower-ranked Karma of Bhutan in her opening match.īefore Rio 2016, Deepika had raised the expectations once again but only to make a pre-quarter final exit. Needing a 10 in her last arrow to force a shoot-off, Mucino-Fernandez signed off with a nine in what was a promising campaign for the American teenager.ĭeepika's husband Atanu Das is the only other Indian left in the fray. In the winner-takes-all fifth set, Deepika had two 9s to start with before finishing with a poor 8. The 18-year-old American made it 4-4, winning the set by one-point (25-24). She, however, failed to wrap up the match in the fourth set as she misfired a six in her second arrow. 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.ĭeepika lost the first set by one point but she bounced back strongly with three 10s in a row to take a 4-2 lead. teenager Jennifer Mucino-Fernandez 6-4 to enter the pre-quarterfinals of the women's individual section and keep Indian medal hopes alive at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday. 1 archer Deepika Kumari survived some anxious moments before getting past U.S. Tokyo 2020: Deepika Kumari holds nerve to enter archery round of 16 at Olympics You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser ![]()
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