Paralympic 2024 Para-Archery: Sarita, Rakesh advance, Shyam loses tiebreaker- Highlights
End of round one, India (Shyam) 28-27 Thailand (Comsan)
Shyam starts off well with a 9, and follows it up with a 10! He finishes round one with a 9, a great start for the Indian
Comsan starts with a perfect 10! But he falters in his second shot, shooting only an 8, and finishes with a 9!
The Indian has a one-point lead on the Thai at the end of round one!
One more Indian archery fixture left for the day!
The final archery fixture for India, today, will be Shyam Sundar going up against Thai Comsan Singpirom, in the round of 32 of men's compound archery event.
End of round five, India (Rakesh) 136-131 Senegal (Aliou)
Aliou finally scores his first 10 of the match! He follows that with yet another 10! Aliou finishes with a 9
Rakesh also opens with a 10! He follows that with a 9 and ends his quota with another 9!
Job done for the world no.1 in very challenging conditions.
Rakesh proceeded to the round of 16!
Final score: Rakesh Kumar beats Aliou Drame 136-131
Round five begins!
Just three arrows to go, Rakesh should get through without trouble but anything can happen.
End of round four, India (Rakesh) 108-102 Senegal (Aliou)
Another 9 for Aliou in his first shot of round four, he follows that with an 8 and ends his round with another 8
It was a shaky start for Rakesh, opening with an 8 and in his second attempt, hits a 9. He finishes his round with a 9
He is up by six with just three arrows to go!
Round four begins!
With five point in front, Rakesh knows the game in his hand but can't take it easy!
End of round three, India (Rakesh) 82-77 Senegal (Aliou)
Aliou opens with another 9, and then gets another 9! He closes with a disappointing 7
Rakesh hits a 10 despite getting soaked in the rain! He follows that up with an 8, with the rain running down both archer's eyes, but shakes it off with a huge 10 in his final arrow of round three!
Five-point lead for Rakesh with six arrows left.
Round three begins!
It is raining heavily as well. Challenging conditions out there!
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