At the ongoing Paris Olympics 2024 on 3 August, India missed another chance to secure a medal as ace archer Deepika Kumari suffered a defeat against Suhyeon Nam of South Korea in the quarterfinal match of the individual women's archery event.
According to details, Deepika lost to her South Korean opponent in the quarterfinal match at the Les Invalides by 4-6 (2-0, 0-2, 2-0, 0-2, 0-2).
Deepika Kumari started on a high note in the first set and won it 28-26. Deepika's three hits were 9, 10 and 9.
Though she started the second set by hitting 10, she failed to maintain consistency and hit a 6 in her second try. She lost the second set 25-28.
In the third set, both Deepika and Nam started with by hitting a 10. However, Deepika won the third set 29-28 by hitting a 10 on her last attempt.
Beginning the fourth set on a good note by hitting a 10 but in her second attempt, she had to settle with 7 pointer. Even though the Indian archer hit a 10 on the third attempt, she lost the set 27-29 against the Korean.
Before the start of the fifth set, both archers stood at 5-5. Deepika Kumar made a hattrick of 9 hits in her three attempts and lost the final set 27-29.
Deepika Kumari advanced to the quarterfinals after beating Michelle Kroppen of Germany in the Round of 16 bout on Saturday.
Deepika won 6-4 (2-0, 1-1, 2-0, 0-2, 1-1) against her German opponent in the Round of 16 match at the Les Invalides.
Starting with a dominating performance, Deepika won the first 27-24. In the second set, Deepika got hits of 10, 8 and 9. While her German opponent displayed a consistent performance and hit three consecutive 9s.
Deepika made a comeback and won the third set to take a 5-1 in the match. The Indian archer failed to showcase a consistent performance and lost the fourth set. However, Deepika tied the fifth set to make her place in the quarterfinals.
The Indian contingent has won three bronze medals at the Paris Olympics and all of them came in shooting.
With agency inputs.
