Tokyo Olympics Archery- India vs KOREA in Quarterfinals: The Indian trio of Pravin Jadhav, Atanu Das, and Tarundeep Rai failed to rise to the tough challenge against South Korea in the quarter-final of the men’s archery team event here at the Yumenoshima Ranking Field on Monday.
The South Korean team comprising of Kim Je Deok, Kim Woojin, and Oh Jinhyek defeated the Indian team 6-0 to reach the semis. The Koreans put immense pressure on India from the first arrow as they shot 10-10-9 for a 29 and India responded with 8-10-10. Korea then proceeded to shoot 10-10-10 to capture 2 points.
In the second set, India responded well as they started with 9-10-10 and 10-10 but an 8 from Das on the last arrow handed another 2 points to the Koreans. The Koreans gathered two 59s in two sets.
The Koreans kept their cool and captured the third set with ease as they scored 56 even though they did hit the first 8 of the game. But in the end, it was enough as the Indian trio had filled their sheet with 8s and 9s and lacked consistency.
Earlier, the Indian team had defeated the Kazakhstani team of Abdullin Ilfat, Gankin Denis, and Mussayev Sanzhar 6-2 to reach the quarters
They advance to the semi-finals of the men’s team shooting event.
Tokyo Olympics Archery- India vs Korea Men’s Team Event Stats
Korea
| Set | Arrows | Totals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Score | Points | |
| 1 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 59 | 2 |
| 2 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 59 | 2 |
| 3 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 56 | 2 |
| 4 | ||||||||
| Set Points | |
|---|---|
| 2 | 0 |
| 4 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 |
| Set | Arrows | Totals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Score | Points | |
| 1 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 54 | 0 |
| 2 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 57 | 0 |
| 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 54 | 0 |
India vs Korea Archery Quarterfinal Battle LIVE Updates:
@10:25 AM:
India’s 3rd set score: 9, 9, 8, 9, 10, 9: 56
Korea’s 3rd set score: 8, 10, 10, 9, 10, 9: 54
Korea are through after an exceptional performance, they win 6-0
@10:20 AM:
India’s 2nd set score: 9, 10, 10, 10, 10, 8: 57
Korea’s 2nd set score: 10, 9, 10, 10, 10, 10: 59
Korea wins 2nd set even after tough competition from India, they have shot 59 in both the sets, near perfection!
@10:15 AM
India’s 1st set score: 8, 10, 10, 9, 9, 8: 54
Korea’s 1st set score: 10, 10, 9, 10, 10, 10: 59
Korea wins first set easily, lead 2-0
@10:14 AM: Stay tuned for the live updates as the match is about to start
@10:10 AM: Meanwhile, RANKIREDDY Satwiksairaj/SHETTY Chirag are up against Korea’s GIDEON Marcus Fernaldi/SUKAMULJO Kevin Sanjaya in Group A.
@10:00 AM: India medals in archery
| India: Finished 9th at 2012 Olympic Games,
11th in 2004, 14th in 1996, 16th in 1992. Silver at 2019, 2005 World Championships, 9th in 2017, 2015, 2013, 2011, 7th in 2009, 10th in 2007, 4th in 2003, 12th in 2001, 22nd in 1999. Bronze at 2010 Common Wealth Games. Gold at 2007 Asian Championships, silver in 2017, 2009, 2005, 2003. 4th in 2015, 6th in 2013, 5th in 2011. The silver winning 2019 WCh team is representing IND in Tokyo. |
@9:45 AM: Republic of Korea medals in Archery
| Rep. Korea: Gold at 2016, 2008, 2004, 2000, 1988 Olympic Games, silver in 1996, bronze in 2012.
Gold at 2015, 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, 2001, 1997, 1995, 1991, 1985 World Championships, silver in 1999, 1993, 1983, bronze in 2019, 2017, 1989, 4th in 2013. Seven gold in eight Asian Ch, bronze in 2007. KIM Woo-jin won men’s team gold at OG 2016. OH Jin-hyek won individual gold at 2012 OG. |
@9:30 AM:
Indian trio of Atanu Das, Tarundeep Rai, and Pravin Jadhav will take on Korea’s Kim Woo-jin, Kim je Deok, and Oh Jin-Hyek live.
INDIA beat Kazakhstan in 1/8 Eliminations Live Updates:
Tokyo Olympics Archery LIVE – India vs KOREA LIVE in Quarterfinals @ 10 AM, India beat Kazakhstan in the morning in the Last 16:
- The Indian team defeated the Kazakhstani team of Abdullin Ilfat, Gankin Denis, and Mussayev Sanzhar by 6-2 in the first elimination round.
- Kazakhstan started the match with 10-9-9, as India returned with 9-9-8. It then slipped with an 8-8-10 to give India a chance back in the match. With a deficit in the first round, a brilliant 10 from Pravin and then Atanu gave India two points in the first set.
- In set two, India had all the momentum with them as Kazakstan put up a horror show with an 8-8-8 in the first round. Indians didn’t miss their chances a bit as they captured the second set and another two points.
- In the decider, Kazakhstan fought back and won the third set after some very good 10s. But Indian trio made sure that the opponents didn’t create any upset in the fourth set and gathered the two points to cruise into the quarter-finals.
@6:15 AM
India’s 4th set score: 10, 8, 9, 8, 10, 10: 55
Kazakhstan’s 4th set score: 9, 9, 10, 7, 9, 10: 54
India win easily 6-2
@6:10 AM
India’s 3rd set score: 10, 9, 9, 8, 10, 10: 56
Kazakhstan 3rd set score: 10, 10, 9, 9, 10, 9: 57
Kazakhstan comes back to make the score 4-2
@6:06 AM
India’s 2nd set score: 10, 9, 9, 8, 7, 9: 52
Kazakhstan 2nd set score: 8, 8, 8, 9, 9, 8: 51
Kazakhstan did not shoot well enough, but India almost gave them a ray of hope in the final shots of 2nd set. India leads 4-0
@6:04 AM
India’s 1st set score: 9, 9, 8, 9, 10, 10: 55
Kazakhstan 1st set score: 10, 9, 9, 8, 8, 10: 54
India takes a 2 points lead
@5:59 AM
STAY TUNED AS INDIA TAKES UP AGAINST KAZAKHSTAN IN ROUND 1/8
India at Tokyo Olympics: Know your archer- Pravin Jadhav
@5:57 AM
Pravin Jadhav is the youngest archer in the Indian contingent. At the 2019 World Archery Championships, he was a member of the first Indian team to qualify for the final since 2005; the team received the silver medal.
@5:54 AM
India at Tokyo Olympics: Know your archer- Tarundeep Rai
Tarundeep Rai is the oldest archer in the Indian contingent. At the age of 37, he will be representing India in men’s recurve individual. Tokyo Olympics will be his third Olympics.
@5:52 AM
India at Tokyo Olympics: Know your archer- Atanu Das
Atanu made his international debut in 2008, and since then, he has been an essential part of the Indian archery team. The 29-years-old archer has seven world cup medals to his name, with two gold medals coming up in the 2021 World cup.
Tokyo Olympics Archery LIVE – India vs Kazakhstan LIVE: 1/8 Eliminations Live Updates:
@5:50 AM
The Indian duo of Pravin Jadhav and Deepika Kumari has qualified for the quarterfinals in the Mixed event.
@5:40 AM
Representing India in fencing- Bhavani Devi has defeated Tunisia’s Ben Azizi 15-3 to enter the Round of 32 in a commanding win. Ben Azizi had no answer.
@5:25 AM
It will be Atanu Das, Pravin Jadhav, and Tarundeep Rai representing India against Ilfat Abdullin, Denis Gankin, and Sanzhar Mussayev representing Kazakhastan live.
Tokyo Olympics Archery LIVE – India vs Kazakhstan LIVE: 1/8 Eliminations Live Updates:
Tokyo Olympics Archery LIVE: Atanu Das led India Men’s Team to face Kazakhstan in opening round @ 6 AM: Follow LIVE Updates
Tokyo Olympics Archery LIVE – India vs Kazakhstan LIVE: India’s top-ranked male archer, Atanu Das, finished a disappointing 35th in the Men’s Ranking Round, while Pravin Dubey finished four spots ahead at 31. Tarundeep Rai after a wobbly start made a strong finish at 37.
India is seeded ninth in the event.
Jadhav would be taking the field two days after the quarterfinal defeat in the mixed pair competition, along with Deepika Kumari.
Maintaining consistency would be the key for Jadhav while Das and Rai would look to step up the momentum.
“He is a calm and composed shooter but lacks experience. Hopefully, his mixed team exposure would put him in good stead,” India chief coach Mim Bahadur Gurung was quoted by PTI.
If they get past the first-round hurdle, the men’s trio will face top seed Korea who has got a bye into the last-eight.
Deepika and Jadhav had failed to live up to the hyped build-up to the Olympics, making a quarterfinal exit in the mixed pair competition on Saturday, an event considered their stronghold.
Many saw the loss against an ordinary-looking Korea as a tactical blunder after the Indian think-tank broke up husband-wife pair of Das and Deepika, who were coming off after winning a World Cup gold medal in Paris less than a month ago. Olympic debutant Jadhav was preferred ahead of Das on the basis of his ranking round score. Jadhav and Deepika shot together for the first time ever, that too at the biggest stage of the Olympics.
Deepika herself sounded upset and was visibly down, failing to hit a single 10 to lose an easy match against Korea who fielded a young team with a combined age of 37. Deepika will have a tricky first round opponent in Bhutan’s flag bearer Karma who made the cut during 2019 Asian continental qualification to become the first-ever athlete from her country to get an Olympic quota in any sport.
Karma, who is ranked a lowly 193 in the world, secured 56th place in the ranking round. If she overcomes the first-round hurdle, Deepika is likely to face the biggest challenge of the individual round in the form of Korean An San who topped the ranking round, breaking a 25-year-old Olympic record.
The 20-year-old Korean had defeated Deepika at the same venue two years ago, in the final of the ‘Tokyo 2020 Test Event’.
– Date: 26-07-2021 Venue: Yumenoshima Final Field
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