(Archery news) Tokyo Paralympics 2021 Live Update: At the men’s individual compound archery event, Rakesh Kumar defeated Ka Chuen Ngai of Hong Kong 144-131 at the 1/16th Elimination match.
He broke his personal best record in the qualifying rounds and started off strongly against Ka Chuen Ngai, by getting 10, 10 and 9 by taking a lead of 29 – 27. The Indian archer did not give his opponent any leeway and ended round 3 on top with a score of 87 – 79. Rakesh Kumar’s accuracy meant that the Indian will now progress to the next round with a dominant victory.
Earlier today, Indian para archer Shyam Sundar lost to Matt Stutzman 139 – 142 in the individual compound open 1/16th elimination round. In a closely contested clash, Sundar fell short and finished in the 21st position in the men’s individual ranking round. He finished with a season best of 682 points.
Rakesh Kumar will now face Marian Marecak of Slovenia in the Round of 16 on August 31st at 7:15 am IST.
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