(Archery news) Tokyo Paralympics 2021 Live Update: Rakesh Kumar had a pretty impressive outing as he broke his personal best to finish third in the men's individual compound archery (ranking round). He managed to get a score of 699 points as he hit the 10 mark 53 times which helped him achieve such a high ranking. Rakesh was ranked behind Ramezan Biabani of Iran and He Zihao of China. The other Indian S.S Swami finished 21st in the ranking round as he managed to conjure up 682 points which is a season best for him.
Rakesh, with a good performance in the ranking round will avoid the pre tournament favourites when the competition begins. He is ranked just outside the top 10 and will be hoping to get India a medal in archery.
