
Tokyo Olympics | Deepika ninth in ranking round; Koreans top-two
The Hindu
The performances will determine the seedings for the elimination rounds.
Star Indian archer Deepika Kumari finished ninth in the women’s individual ranking round as the country’s Olympic campaign kickstarted at the Yumenoshima Park in Tokyo on Friday. The world No.1 finished with 663 points, while talented 20-year-old Korean prodigy An San (680) topped the qualification round with an Olympic record score of 680. The performances will determine the seedings for the elimination rounds. The previous Olympic record score in the individual ranking round was 673, while the world record (692) is held by Kang Chae Wong, the world No.3 who finished third with 675 points for a Korean top-three in the qualification round.More Related News