World No 1 Archer Deepika Kumari loses to An San, crashes out of Olympics

India's star archer Deepika Kumari bowed out of the ongoing Tokyo Olympics after losing to South Korea's An San in the women's individual quarter-finals at Yumenoshima Park in Tokyo, Japan.

World No 1 Archer Deepika Kumari loses to An San, crashes out of Olympics

World number one archer Deepika Kumari's quest for an Olympic medal ended in heartbreak for the third time as she surrendered tamely to Korean top seed An San in straight sets in the quarterfinals. Credit: Reuters Photo

Deepika misfired four 7s as An, who had broken a 25-year-old Olympic record en route to topping the ranking round, wrapped up the women's individual match 6-0 in less than six minutes. Credit: Reuters Photo

For the three-time Olympian Deepika, this was yet another heartbreaking outing at the Games. Credit: AFP Photo

Earlier in her last-16 match, Deepika held her nerves to pip 2017 world champion Ksenia Perova of the Russian Olympic Committee in a thrilling one-arrow shoot-off to seal a 6-5 (10-7) win. Credit: AFP Photo

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