Rio 2016: Deepika Kumari, Bombayla Devi knocked out in pre-quarters

A disappointing day for Indian archers at Rio. In the pre-quarters stage, both Deepika Kumari  and Bombayla Devi were defeated in their individual events. Kumari locked bows with the World No. 2 Chinese Tapei archer Tan Ya-ting of Taipei and failed to keep India’s hopes alive.  The Indian archer was unable to shoot any 10's consistently and lost the match 0-3 (27-28 | 26-29 | 27-30). No doubt a big disappointment for her, as she had lost in the first round of the 2012 London Olympics.

#Rio2016 #Archery #DeepikaKumari loses 0-6 to Tan Ya-ting of #Chinese Taipei in Round of 16 clash#RIOnAIR pic.twitter.com/VIM3aIYwMW

— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) August 11, 2016

#DeepikaKumari well fought... we r proud of u

— Karan Wahi (@karan009wahi) August 11, 2016

On the other hand,  Devi who was competing with Alejandra Valencia of Mexico, lost the fourth set 25-23 to crash out of the Olympics.

#Rio2016 #Archery : #BombaylaDevi crashes out of #Olympics. Loses pre-QF to Mexico's Alejandra Valencia 6-2. pic.twitter.com/57wPGtEuPY

— Daily Excelsior (@DailyExcelsior1) August 11, 2016

Also read: At 18, Yusra Mardini is a refugee, but still an Olympian

The Indian archery contingent's only hope now is Atanu Das as he will take part in the pre-quarters on Friday.

Also, Saina Nehwal will be playing later this evening, all eyes definitely on that match.

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