Rio Olympics 2016 Archery, Highlights: Atanu Das Loses Thriller vs Korean World Champ
Atanu Das put in a great performance but it wasn't enough as Lee Seung-Yun held his nerves when it mattered most in the men's individual pre-quarterfinals. Catch archery highlights of Rio Olympics 2016 here.
Atanu Das lost 4-6 in the pre-quarterfinals against Lee Seung-Yun of Korea to bring to an end India's campaign in archery at the 2016 Rio Olympics. The exit of Deepika Kumari and Bombayla Devi from the 2016 Games archery competition on Thursday had left Atanu Das as India's last medal hope at the Sambodrome. Catch archery highlights here. (SCHEDULE | MEDAL TALLY)
18:09 hrs IST: Thanks for joining us for this thrilling pre-quarterfinal. But if you are a shooting fan catch live updates of 50m rifle prone qualification where India's Gagan Narang and Chain Singh are in action.
18:08 hrs IST: With this India's campaign in archery at the Rio Olympics comes to an end. A medal might not have come this time, but it was a much improved performance from the 2012 London Games.ÂÂ
18:06 hrs IST: It was a great effort from the Indian but the South Korean held his nerves when it mattered most. Nevertheless, Atanu Das has certainly done his country proud with his performance here.
18:00 hrs IST: Atanu Das loses a thrilling pre-quarterfinal vs Korean world champ. The fifth set ended in a tie, which was enough for Lee Seung-Yun to progress to the quarters.
17:59 hrs IST: Das scores a 9 and a 10 in the fifth set. And finishes with 28.
17:56 hrs IST: Atanu Das goes down 27-28 in the fourth set. The Korean leads 5-3.
17:54 hrs IST: Atanu Das draws the third set 27-27. It's 3-3!
17:53 hrs IST: Atanu strikes back with 3 10s. He takes the second set 30-28. It's 2-2 all!
17:52 hrs IST: Atanu starts off with two 10s and the South Korean replicates him.
17:51 hrs IST: Atanu Das loses first set 28-30 vs Lee Seung-Yun of Korea
17:50 hrs IST: The Korean starts of with two 10s while Atanu Das has a 9 and a 10.
17:47 hrs IST: Both archers are walking out. We are about to get underway. It seems to be raining in Sambodrome.
17:44 hrs IST: If Atanu wins, his quarterfinal will start at 11:30 IST. And the finals will concluded past midnight
17:42 hrs IST: The two archers will be shooting a maximum of five sets of three arrows each. Each set is worth two points and the first to reach six wins the tie.
17:40 hrs IST: The Indian has a battle on his hands against the World No. 8.
17:35 hrs IST: Hello and welcome to the archery blog. We are minutes away from the start of the face-off between India's Atanu Das and Lee Seung-Yun.
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In his first Olympic Games, Atanu Das has held his nerves on the big points. The 24-year-old from Kolkata has shown good form en route to the Rio Olympics pre-quarterfinals. On Friday, he will face a tough challenge when he lines up against South Korean world No. 8 Lee Seung-Yun.
Atanu Das' individual recurve match starts at 5:30 PM IST. If he makes it to the quarterfinals, he will be back on court at 11:30 PM. The medal rounds will take place past midnight.
Das finished fifth in the ranking rounds with a career-best score of 683. He defeated Nepal's Jitbahadur Muktan 6-0 and Cuba's Andres Perez 6-4 to make the pre-quarters. The second win showed Das' mental toughness.
Although Seung-Yun has a lot of reputation behind him, he finished 12 in the ranking rounds with a score of 676. The Korean's career-best is a 693. He has already won the team gold in Rio Olympics 2016.
If Das can produce the form he showed against Muktan - he shot three successive 10s - then he could upset the fancied 21-year-old Seung-Yun.