(Archery news) Olympic 2021 Live Update: In a close and hard fought battle, Israel’s Shanny Itay emerged winner with a score of 6-5 after five sets. In the 1/32 elimination round earlier today, Rai defeated Ukraine’s Hunbin 6-4 and held his nerves in the tie-breaker to get perfect 10s. However, he fell short in the second round and missed out by a single point in the shootout against Shanny Itay.

Tarundeep Rai

Set Scores: 24, 27, 27, 28, 27

Itay Shanny

Set Scores: 28, 26, 27, 27, 28

Later in the day, India’s medal prospect Deepika Kumari will face off against Karma of Bhutan in the women’s individual 1/32 elimination with the hope of progressing to the next round.

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