Tokyo Olympics: Deepika Kumari enters quarters in Archery, beats Ksenia Perova 6-5

The World Number one defeated Ksenia by 6-5 in the 1/8 Eliminations round in the shootout. After the match was tied, Deepika shot a perfect 10 to march ahead in the tournament.

Indian archer Deepika Kumari entered the quarterfinals in Tokyo.

Deepika Kumari beat Ksenia Perova (ROC) 6-5 on Friday to advance to the women's quarterfinals in the individual event at the Tokyo Olympics.

After the match was tied, Deepika shot a perfect 10 to march ahead.

Both archers started with a 9, but the Indian's second arrow was a perfect one. Perova, who was then under pressure, landed a 7 resulting in Deepika gathering the two points by 28-25.

The shoot-off that sealed the deal for Deepika Kumari

The #IND archer won 6-5 against ROC's Ksenia Perova in the women's individual recurve event, booking a quarter-final berth! #Tokyo2020 | #UnitedByEmotion | #StrongerTogether | #BestOfTokyo@Imdeepikakpic.twitter.com/8kDrvyCXED

— #Tokyo2020 for India (@Tokyo2020hi) July 30, 2021

 

Ksenia Perova bounced back to take the next set. Deepika pegged one back in third and took the lead. Fourth was a tie with both archers shooting 26. With her back against the wall, the Russian responded well in the decider and took the match to the shoot-off.

Ksenia started the shoot-off with a 7. The Indian responded with a perfect 10 to wrap up the match.

Inputs from ANI