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Deepika Kumari competes within the archery ladies’s particular person elimination spherical throughout the Paris Olympics.© AFP
Ace Indian archer Deepika Kumari entered the pre-quarterfinals within the ladies’s particular person occasion of the Olympic Video games after profitable back-to-back matches in Paris on Wednesday. Deepika, who flattered to deceive within the workforce occasion, first defeated Reena Parnat of Estonia 6-5 in a shoot-off earlier than beating Quinty Roeffen of the Netherlands 6-2. Deepika faces Michelle Kroppen of Germany within the pre-quarterfinals on Saturday. The primary match was an in depth affair as each Deepika and her Estonian opponent had been neck-to-neck earlier than the result was determined in a shoot-off.
Deepika took the primary set however misplaced the subsequent. After the scores had been within the third set, Deepika trailed 3-5 however made a shocking restoration by capturing 10s with all three arrows to stage the rating 5-5.
The Indian received the shoot-off with a 9 as in opposition to an 8 by her opponent.
The second match was, nevertheless, simpler for Deepika and he or she didn’t should toil a lot. Her opponent had a number of dangerous pictures additionally and that helped the India’s trigger.
Deepika took the primary set with two strong 10s and a 9 however the Dutch lady fought again to win the second.
The Indian didn’t do significantly effectively within the third set as she had a 7 out of the three arrows however she nonetheless pocketed it as her opponent did worse failing to log dwelling a single level as her first arrow did not even hit the goal.
Deepika shortly capitalised on her opponent’s woes as she shot 10, 9 and 9 from her three arrows within the fourth set as in opposition to 7, 6, 10 of her opponent to pocket the match 6-2.
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