Tokyo Paralympics: Archer Rakesh Kumar Reaches Pre-Quarterfinals, Shyam Sundar Swami Knocked Out

Rakesh Kumar endured his spectacular run of shape to succeed in the pre-quarterfinals whilst his teammate Shyam Sundar Swami made a 2nd spherical go out as Indian archers had a blended day on the Paralympic Video games in Tokyo on Saturday. An afternoon after he shot the best possible ranking — 699 out of a most 720 — via an Indian para archer within the qualification spherical, the wheelchair-bound 36-year-old Kumar simply overcame Ka Chuen Ngai of Hong Kong via a large 13-point margin on the Yumenoshima Park.

Kumar, who gained a person gold medal on the seventh Fazza Para Archery International Score Event in Dubai previous this yr, had close to best possible 4 ends, losing only one level every en path to totalling 144 out of a conceivable 150.

General, he shot 9 best possible 10s together with 4 closest to the centre (X), as his Hong Kong rival paled when put next taking pictures 4 10s (3 Xs) for a complete of 131.

Within the last-16 spherical on Tuesday, the 3rd seeded Kumar will face 14th seed Marian Marecak, a two-time 49-year-old Olympian from Slovakia.

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Previous, 21st seed Sundar, who additionally were given a bye into the second one spherical, had a slim 139-142 defeat in opposition to 2012 Paralympics silver medallist Matt Stutzman, the armless archer from america who shoots together with his toes.

From being 55-all on the midway mark, Stutzman took a 3 level lead with an excellent 30/30 fourth finish and sealed the the fixture via 3 issues, in spite of some overdue problem via the Indian.