In an ongoing Paris Olympics 2024, Indian archer Deepika Kumari has now advanced to the quarterfinal after defeating Germany’s Michelle Kroppen in the 16th round on Saturday.
Deepika beat Kroppen with a score of 6-4 at Les Invalides.
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In a display of dominant archery, Deepika Kumari beats Germany’s🇩🇪 Michelle Kroppen 6-4.
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The senior campaigner Deepika Kumari in first set defeated Krobben with a score of 27-24. But the second set ended in a tie, as both archers levelled the score of 27.
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Subsequently in the third set, Deepika won the set with a score of 26-25. However, Michelle made a comeback and clinched the fourth set with 29-27.
Despite the win at fourth set, Deepika Kumari kept her cool and levelled her score with German archer with 27 in fifth set. Thus, she qualified for quarterfinal.
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She will now face Korean archer Nam S, which will be held in the later part of the day. Meanwhile, despite giving a tough fight, Bhajan Kaur was defeated by Indonesia’s Diananda Choirunisa with a score of 5-6 in the shootout.
