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Tokyo Olympics, Day 6: Archer Tarundeep Rai wins 6-4 in 1/32 elimination match

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Published : Jul 28, 2021, 8:01 AM IST

Updated : Jul 28, 2021, 10:25 AM IST

Indian archer Tarundeep Rai on Wednesday beat Ukraine's Olenksii Hunbin in 1/32 eliminations match and progressed to the next round here at the Tokyo Olympics.

Tarundeep Rai
Tarundeep Rai

Tokyo: Veteran Indian archer Tarundeep Rai battled wind to script a thrilling come-from-behind 6-4 win over Oleksii Hunbin of Ukraine to move into the second round at the Tokyo Olympics here on Wednesday.

The 37-year-old Army archer, who is in his third Olympics, trailed 2-4 against the Ukrainian debutant before he won the final two sets with three perfect 10s to wrap up the match.

The world number 54 Rai will take on lower-ranked Itay Shanny of Israel in his round of 32 match later in the day.

Last Updated : Jul 28, 2021, 10:25 AM IST
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