Tokyo Paralympics: Rakesh Kumar 3rd In Men’s Compound Archery Ranking Round

Aug 27, 2021
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Tokyo Paralympics: Rakesh Kumar 3rd In Mens Compound Archery Ranking Round

Rakesh Kumar shot 53 10s and 17 X’s in his 72 arrows throughout the Rating Spherical.© Twitter

Indian para-archer Rakesh Kumar completed third within the males’s particular person compound archery Tokyo Paralympics rating spherical, whereas Shyam Sundar Swami completed in twenty first place on the Yumenoshima Rating Subject on Friday. Rakesh Kumar registered a private finest rating of 699 factors out of a doable 720, hitting 53 10s and 17 X’s in his 72 arrows. Whereas Shyam Sundar Swami ended with a season-best of 682 factors. The 2 Indian archers Rakesh Kumar and Shyam Sundar Swami weren’t solely competing for a greater seeding within the males’s particular person occasion however additionally they had their eyes set on a doable combined occasion likelihood with Jyoti Balyan.

Rakesh Kumar endured a difficult day as he saved oscillating on the leaderboard all through the occasion. The Indian archer began his day very properly as he shot 59, 57, 59 within the first three rounds, whereas Swami shot a good 55, 57, and 55 to open the occasion

Rakesh Kumar ended the primary half in eighth place, nonetheless, Shyam Sundar Swami was twenty sixth with 337 factors.

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Rakesh then dramatically shifted his gears within the second half as he persistently aimed on the bull’s eye to climb into the top-5. He shot 58, 58 and 59 to begin the second half. Swami additionally gained some floor as he climbed to the twenty second spot.

After one other sensible 59 and an ideal 60 within the fourth and fifth set, Rakesh moved into third spot. He ended the rating occasion after taking pictures 57 within the final spherical.

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