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The 2020 Tokyo Olympics was Indian archer Deepika Kumari's third appearance in the Olympic Games. The former World No. 1 has previously participated in the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games.
Deepika's desire to win a maiden Olympic medal continued after she was eliminated from the Tokyo Olympics. She was knocked out of the event after suffering a 6-0 defeat to An San of South Korea in the women’s individual archery event at the Yumenoshima Park Archery Field.
An San clinched the opening set with three 10s, conquering the Indian's two 10s and a 7. The South Korean continued her dominance, winning the second set 26-24, shooting 10, 9, 7, while Deepika scored 10, 7, 7. Deepika Kumari then managed to shoot 24 (7, 8, 9) but it was not enough to overcome her opponent, as An Sab scored 26 (8, 9, 9) to take the third set and clinch the match.
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Before this, Deepika defeated two-time Olympic silver-medallist Ksenia Perova of ROC 6-5 in a shoot-off in the round of 16. After the defeat to An San, her campaign at Tokyo 2020 ended.
She had earlier suffered a defeat in the mixed-team archery event against eventual champions South Korea with Pravin Jadhav.
Deepika Kumari's studded career in archery beyond the Olympics
Deepika Kumari has won various accolades in archery throughout her career. Notably, she clinched a gold medal in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the women's individual recurve event, and another gold in the women's team recurve event alongside Dola Banerjee and Bombayala Devi.
She has showcased her prowess in the World Cup as well, where she secured individual gold in two out of three stages, including successes in Guatemala and Paris. During the process, she reclaimed the world No. 1 ranking after nine years in the Paris World Cup.
At the Archery World Cup Stage 1, the 29-year-old won an individual gold medal. In addition, she led her team to victory against Mexico, securing gold in Paris. In the 2012 Olympics, she competed in both the Women's Individual and Women's Team events, finishing eighth in the latter.
