Deepika Kumari Into Quarter-Finals

Deepika Kumari survived a tough round of 16 match which required a shoot off to clinch a spot in the quarter-finals. With the scores tied at 5-5 after five sets, Kumari shot a perfect 10 in the shoot off while her opponent, the Russian Olympic Committee's Ksenia Perova, only shot a 7. The World No 1 Kumari will next face the highly-rated An San who broke the Olympic record for highest points scored when she shot 680/720 in the qualification round.

Update: 2021-07-30 05:14 GMT

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