Indian archer Atanu Das knocks out former champ to advance to round of 16

Indian archer Atanu Das knocks out former champ to advance to round of 16


Indian archer Atanu Das stunned two-time Olympic champion Jin Hyek of Korea, advancing through a shoot-off into the Round of 16 in men’s individual event. He bounced back from being 2-4 to edge out the Korean great by shooting a perfect 10 in the one-arrow shootoff.

Das had seen off a tough challenge from Chinese Taipei’s Deng Yu-Cheng in a five-setter to move into round two of men’s individual section on Thursday. Both the players won two sets each following some intense shooting to be locked 4-4; in the decider too, they were going neck-and-neck till 19-all.

But the archer from Chinese Taipei crumbled under pressure, misfiring a 7 as Das, who had slipped behind rookie Pravin Jadhav in the ranking round on Friday, held his nerve to seal a 6-4 win after drilling in a 9 in the yellow-ring.

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