India at Tokyo Olympics: Deepika Kumari Qualifies For Round 1

Jul 23, 2021, 12:00 IST

The Olympic campaign kicked off at Yumenoshima Park in Tokyo on Friday (July 23). Star Indian archer Deepika Kumari finished ninth in the women's individual ranking round, securing an easy first-round encounter in the main event.

World No. 1 finished with 663 points, while 20-year-old Korean prodigy And 56th in the ranking round, in the first round.

The results of the qualifying round are used to seed athletes and nation San (680) set an Olympic record with a score of 680 in the qualification round. Deepika will now face world No. 193 Karma of Bhutan, who finishes for the individual, the mixed team, and team competitions, determining their competition opponents.

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In the following round, Deepika will face Bhutan's Bhu Karma. Deepika, who would be seeded 9th in the women's individual event, will now compete in the first elimination round against Bhutan's Bhu Karma, who is ranked 56th.

If Deepika makes it to the event's quarterfinals, she may meet top seed An San of South Korea on July 30.

India🇮🇳 begins its #Tokyo2020 journey with @ImDeepikaK finishing 9th with a score of 663 in the Women’s recurve archery ranking round.

South Korea’s 🇰🇷 An San created a new #Olympic record with a score of 680.

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